Mädchen in Uniform
What is its strange appeal? Why does it stir the emotions?
1931 • 88 min • Drama · Romance
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 72 Audience · 122 · 100%
At an all-girls boarding school in 1930s Germany, a new student, Manuela, struggles under the strict, disciplinarian headmistress. She finds solace and affection with a kind teacher, Fräulein von Bernburg, leading to intense emotional bonds and dramatic consequences for everyone involved.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 3/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- A suicide attempt, though not graphic, is a central dramatic event.
- Themes of same-sex attraction are prominent.
- Harsh authoritarianism is depicted.
What it models well
- The importance of kindness and empathy
- Challenging rigid systems
- The power of deep emotional connections
Talk about it after
- How does strict discipline impact young people?
- Discuss the different ways characters express affection.
- What does it mean to stand up for yourself and others?
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Top billed cast
Director: Leontine Sagan, Carl Froelich • Crew: Friedrich Dammann, Christa Winsloe
Emilia Unda
Headmistress of the Boarding School
Dorothea Wieck
Miss von Bernburg
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Hedwig Schlichter
Miss von Kesten
Hertha Thiele
Manuela von Meinhardis
Ellen Schwanneke
Ilse von Westhagen
Annemarie von Rochhausen
Edelgard Komtesse von Mengsberg (uncredited)
- E
Erika Biebrach
Lilli von Kattner (uncredited)
- L
Lene Berdolt
Fräulein von Gaerschner (uncredited)
- M
Margory Bodker
Miss Evans (uncredited)
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Gertrud de Lalsky
Exzellenz von Ehrenhardt - Manuelas Tante (uncredited)
Trailers & clips
Clip [Subtitled]
Pioneers of Queer Cinema – Official Trailer
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.2/10 (122)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0022183