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The Best Years (1965)
102 min | Drama

The Best Years (1965)

102 min | Drama

In 1945, Ernst Machner returns home from the war in his mid-20s. Tuche would like him to weave for a living, but his comrades persuade him to become a young teacher instead. This decision begins to pose demands on him, however. Machner ...See moreIn 1945, Ernst Machner returns home from the war in his mid-20s. Tuche would like him to weave for a living, but his comrades persuade him to become a young teacher instead. This decision begins to pose demands on him, however. Machner takes his leave of Hilde Tamm, who had lovingly taken him in as a homecomer. As a classroom teacher working in small villages, he starts a career that constantly puts him in new locales and new challenging situations. At the beginning of the 50s, he becomes the director of a Gymnasium steeped in tradition. There, the "average" teacher and extensively bourgeois faculty have already rejected the "Reds" and headed to the West. Machner is no professional match for the departed teachers, but he learns the more he teaches. Soon, the outright rejection of the conservative students collapses under his attention and concentration. New assignments await him, but he is skeptical as whether or not he has grown enough to handle them. Nevertheless, Machner chooses to tackle the challenges. Written by DEFA Film Library See less

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46 cast members

Name	Known for
Horst Drinda Ernst Machner Ernst Machner See fewer	Don Juan (III) (1973)
Lissy Tempelhof Hilde Tamm Hilde Tamm See fewer	All My Girls (1980)
Herwart Grosse Schneller Schneller See fewer	Nichts als Sünde (1965)
Rolf Hoppe Lehrer Klein Lehrer Klein See fewer	Sardsch (1997)
Lothar Förster Biologielehrer Biologielehrer See fewer	Fräulein Schmetterling (1966)
Harry Hindemith Meister Meister See fewer	Snow White (1961)
Bruno Carstens Parteisekretär Parteisekretär See fewer	Blaulicht (1959)
Hansjoachim Büttner Volksschullehrer Volksschullehrer See fewer	Der Richter von Zalamea (1956)
Helga Labudda Bettina Bettina See fewer	Wolf unter Wölfen (1964)
Klaus Piontek Mitschüler Mitschüler See fewer	KLK Calling PTZ: The Red Orchestra (1971)
Herta Belkow Lehrerin Lehrerin See fewer	The Best Years (1965)
Christoph Beyertt Lehrer (as Christoph Bayertt) Lehrer (as Christoph Bayertt) See fewer	Les Misérables (1958)
Alwin Brosch Lehrer Lehrer See fewer	Das verhexte Fischerdorf (1962)
Hans-Gotthilf Brown Lehrer Lehrer See fewer	The Small White Mouse (1964)
Eberhard Dassdorf Junger Mann Junger Mann See fewer	Meine Freundin Sybille (1967)
Axel Dietrich Schüler Schüler See fewer	Wedding Night in the Rain (1967)
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Waldemar Döring Schuldiener Schuldiener See fewer	Pinocchio (1967)
Karin Ensslen Karin Karin See fewer	Mohr und die Raben von London (1968)
Hannelore Fischer Aspirantin Aspirantin See fewer	Wie schön, daß es dich gibt (1957)
Elfriede Florin Dozentin Dozentin See fewer	Bold Adventure (1956)
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Hans Hardt-Hardtloff Heizer Heizer See fewer	Schüsse unterm Galgen (1968)
Rita Hempel Dicke Dicke See fewer	Der Dritte (1972)
Peter Herden Mathematiker Mathematiker See fewer	Karl May (1992)
Rosemarie Herzog Lehrerin Lehrerin See fewer	The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
Peter Kalisch Lehrer Lehrer See fewer	Das unsichtbare Visier (1973)
Georgia Kalla Schülerin Schülerin See fewer	Das Mädchen auf dem Brett (1967)
Otto Krieg-Helbig Lehrer Lehrer See fewer	Naked Among Wolves (1963)
Karl Köther Harmoniumspieler Harmoniumspieler See fewer	The Best Years (1965)
Genia Lapuhs Sekretärin Sekretärin See fewer	Meine Frau macht Musik (1958)
Brigitte Lindenberg Englischlehrerin Englischlehrerin See fewer	Das zweite Gleis (1962)
Horst Lommatzsch Dicker Dicker See fewer	The Captain from Cologne (1956)
Sabine Lorenz Schülerin Schülerin See fewer	Im Spannungsfeld (1970)
Rosa Lotze Junge Frau Junge Frau See fewer	Heißer Sommer (1968)
Horst Papke Ansager Ansager See fewer	Frau Venus und ihr Teufel (1967)
Günther Polensen Werkleiter Werkleiter See fewer	The Unknown (1936)
Burghard Rademacher Schüler Schüler See fewer	Der Mann mit der Maske (1964)
Erwin Riedel Kleiner Mann Kleiner Mann See fewer	The Best Years (1965)
Ilona Ringer Lehrerin Lehrerin See fewer	P.S. (1979)
Frank-Otto Schenk Schüler (as Frank Schenk) Schüler (as Frank Schenk) See fewer	Front ohne Gnade (1984)
Stefan Schütze Schüler Schüler See fewer	Septemberliebe (1961)
Ingeborg Stier-Gerhard Lehrerin Lehrerin See fewer	The Best Years (1965)
Mario Talaga Lehrer Lehrer See fewer	The Best Years (1965)
Ellinor Vogel Frau Schneller Frau Schneller See fewer	Sonntagsfahrer (1963)
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