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Schoolmaster Hofer
Schoolmaster Hofer

SCHOOLMASTER HOFER

Hauptlehrer Hofer

Directed by Peter Lilienthal
West Germany, 1975
Drama

Synopsis

At the turn of the century, an idealistic schoolteacher who has just finished his training arrives in the small town which is to be his territory. There, he finds a smug factory-owner, who has cleared out an old barn for a schoolhouse — for children who have already worked eight hours each day.

Synopsis

At the turn of the century, an idealistic schoolteacher who has just finished his training arrives in the small town which is to be his territory. There, he finds a smug factory-owner, who has cleared out an old barn for a schoolhouse — for children who have already worked eight hours each day.