Your great test
Your big exam is a German melodrama from 1954 by Rudolf Jugert . The main roles are played by Luise Ullrich and Hans Söhnker . At the beginning of their careers, the young mimes and later stars Karin Dor , Wolfgang Völz and Götz George can be seen.
action
The still young Federal Republic of Germany, in the mid-1950s. One school class, the upper prima, is considered to be particularly rebellious and difficult to control. After the previous class teacher died and it was rumored that one of the rebellious students was to blame for it, the task of ensuring peace and order in the class was transferred to the not entirely inexperienced teacher Helma Krauss. The following weeks and months, as the film title suggests, will be her great test. As a teacher, Ms. Krauss has modern and, for most of her older colleagues, very unconventional teaching methods. She does not insist on strictness and obedience to the dead, rather she tries to be an understanding and trustworthy contact person for the students.
With this “modern” view, however, she meets with a lot of headwind, both from the reactionary parents who insist on discipline and submission and their advisory board as well as from the ossified teacher colleagues and a powerful city council. Above all, Ms. Krauss wins the trust of her wards when she ensures that the student who is blamed for the death of her predecessor is not expelled from school. Now the ice has been broken, especially since the teacher is very committed to ensuring that the entire school class passes the Abitur. In passing, she also wins the heart of Dr. Clausen, the father of her student Elena.
Production notes
The shooting took place in the summer / autumn of 1954 in the CCC studio in Berlin-Spandau and in Berlin and the surrounding area (outdoor shots). The film premiered on December 20, 1954 in Hanover, the Berlin premiere was on January 7, 1955. The film was first seen on television on April 13, 1961 on ARD .
Producer Luggi Waldleitner also took over the production management. Gabriel Pellon designed the film structures implemented by Hans Jürgen Kiebach . Curth Flatow wrote the lyrics. Rainer Erler was assistant director.
useful information
Luise Ullrich's role in the girls' home drama The Shadows Become Longer , which she played seven years later (1961), was similar .
criticism
The lexicon of international films says: "The untruthful and unrealistic film does not do justice to its moral and time-critical claim."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Your great test. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 10, 2020 .
Web links
- Their big test in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Your big exam at filmportal.de