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RUNTIME
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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Die Nacht der Nächte - School's out
1997 1h 28m DE
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4.5
SKIP
★4.5TMDB · 4
Drama
Synopsis
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Nikolas "Tex" Techner is the frontman of the "legendary" band Slowfuck and tells the story of his life after graduation. It's not just about him and his love life, but also about his best friend David and his very best friend Sven.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Nic Romm
Nikolaus "Tex" Teschner
Christian Näthe
Sven Tafelberger
Oliver Bröcker
David
Stefanie Schmid
Bea
Rebecca von Mitzlaff
Tanja
Joana Adu-Gyamfi
Rima
Markus von Lingen
Rotweiß
Anneke Kim Sarnau
Sandra
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Achim Bornhak
- Writers
- Martin Ritzenhoff
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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The take
Achim Bornhak directs. Hans-Jörg Allgeier behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Achim Bornhak, shot by Hans-Jörg Allgeier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Nic Romm and Christian Näthe and Oliver Bröcker carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0177029 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Hans-Jörg Allgeier
- Runtime
- 88 min · 1h 28m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Achim Bornhak
Production companies
Who made it
SWR
DE
Key crew
- ProducerSusan Schulte
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1997-01-01
