Die Feuerzangenbowle is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss, based on the book of the same name. It follows the book closely, as its author, Heinrich Spoerl, also wrote the script for t
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Feuerzangenbowle is a traditional German alcoholic drink for which a rum-soaked sugarloaf is set on fire and drips into mulled wine. It is often part of a Christmas or New Year's Eve tradition. The na
Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944 film)
…the student Hans Pfeiffer, which is remarkable as Rühmann was already 42 years old at that time. The title comes from the German alcoholic tradition of Feuerzangenbowle. Rühmann had also starred in So ein Flegel, a 1934 version of the same novel. The title refers to the Feuerzangenbowle punch consumed by a group of…
Feuerzangenbowle with the burning Zuckerhut
Metalic feuerzange, with wooden handle. The sugar soaked in rum is placed on the blade and set on fire. The melted sugar drops into the wine.