School Is the Foundation of Life

92 mins
Seventh form pupils at a grammar school in Přívlaky are preparing for a secondary school sports competition. Class creep Krhounek gives the class teacher Lejsal a copy of the seventh form’s magazine Roar. Most of the teachers insist on severe punishing the culprit. The author does not own up and consequently the whole class is punished by being banned from taking part in the schools competition. The most gifted pupil, Benetka, rather sharply criticises the school in a homework essay on a subject of his choice. The strict Czech language teacher is convinced Benetka is the author of the school magazine. Benetka denies the charge but his expulsion from school is proposed anyway on account the views he expounded in his essay. Eventually, Boukal, the author of the school magazine comes forward and admits to writing it. The pupils are allowed to take part in the contest and thanks to Benetka they win. In the meantime however the teachers vote to expell him.

Theodor Pištěk

ředitel gymnázia

František Smolík

profesor přírodopisu Gábrlík

František Kreuzmann

profesor latiny Lejsal, třídní septimy

Jaroslav Marvan

profesor češtiny Kolísko

Ladislav Boháč

profesor francouzštiny Bartoš

Václav Trégl

profesor matematiky Ludvík Koďousek

Karel Postranecký

profesor dějepisu Mykiska

Čeněk Šlégl

profesor tělocviku Lusk

Marie Burešová

suplující profesorka Božena Lachoutová

Lola Skrbková

profesorka přírodopisu Suchánková

Antonín Novotný

septimán Jindra Benetka

R. A. Strejka

septimán Tonda Holous

Ladislav Pešek

septimán Áda Čuřil

František Filipovský

septimán Ludvík Krhounek

Věra Gabrielová

septimánka Máňa Hájková

Zorka Janů

septimánka Jiřina Nováková

Gustav Hilmar

školník Mleziva

Jaroslav Průcha

nezaměstnaný dělník Jindřich Benetka

Marta Májová

Anna, manželka ředitele gymnázia

Milada Smolíková

Lejsalová, manželka latináře

Karel Jičínský

továrník Krhounek

Miloš Šubrt

kantinský Hájek

Zdeňka Baldová

matka kvintána Živného

Josef Kemr

tercián Vávra

Martin Frič

Broadcast Voice (voice)

Martin Frič

Director

Jan Stallich

Director of Photography

Jaroslav Žák

Theatre Play

Štěpán Kopecký

Production Design

Jaromír Holpuch

Assistant Camera

Antonín Procházka

Production Manager

Julius Kalaš

Original Music Composer

František Urbánek

Unit Production Manager

Eduard Šimáček

Unit Production Manager

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