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Die Feuerzangenbowle
1944 · Film · 97 min
Directed by Helmut Weiss
Writer Johannes Pfeiffer who goes undercover as a student in a high school after his friends told him that he missed out on a great life experience since he was home schooled.
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You may be thinking of a different film, as all the cast members listed on wikipedia[0] are stated to have died after 1945.
The trivia section of the German wiki page of the same film says there's a disputed rumour that the film was prolonged to help the young extras avoid conscription.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Feuerzangenbowle_(1944_film)#Cast
There's a German black-and-white comedy "Die Feuerzangenbowle" from 1944 and most of the actors knew this was going to be their last film. They were drafted into the war right after filming wrapped up and all of them died, apart from the main star.
How about a novel from 1933 which got adapted to film three times? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Feuerzangenbowle
In some German universities, on December 6 (St. Nicolaus' Day) the movie "Die Feuerzangenbowle is" shown in auditorium maximum and tradition has it that students brew live fire tongs punch in the back rows.