Lessons of a Dream

Lessons of a Dream
GermanDer ganz große Traum
Directed bySebastian Grobler
Screenplay byPhilipp Roth
Produced by
  • Anatol Nitschke
  • Raoul B. Reinert
Starring
CinematographyMartin Langer
Edited byDirk Grau
Music byIngo Frenzel
Distributed bySenator Film Verleih
Release date
  • 24 February 2011 (2011-02-24) (Germany)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Budget€5.5 million[1]

Lessons of a Dream (German: Der ganz große Traum) is a German drama film directed by Sebastian Grobler, loosely based on the life of late-19th-century football pioneer Konrad Koch. In the film, Koch is one of the first English teachers in the German Empire, in Braunschweig. He introduces his students to the new sport of football, completely unknown outside of England at the time, to get them interested in English culture and language. In the film, Koch's liberal teaching methods upset his conservative colleagues, the students' parents, and local dignitaries.[2]

  1. ^ "Der ganz große Traum" (in German). kino.de. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Lessons of a Dream". glasgowfilm.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.