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School Is the Foundation of Life

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Calorie Rating: 129
Released: 1938-11-11
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Studios: Ufa-Film,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Theodor Pištěk
Character: ředitel gymnázia
František Smolík
Character: profesor přírodopisu Gábrlík
František Kreuzmann
Character: profesor latiny Lejsal, třídní septimy

Jaroslav Marvan
Character: profesor češtiny Kolísko
Ladislav Boháč
Character: profesor francouzštiny Bartoš
Václav Trégl
Character: profesor matematiky Ludvík Koďousek

Karel Postranecký
Character: profesor dějepisu Mykiska
Čeněk Šlégl
Character: profesor tělocviku Lusk
Marie Burešová
Character: suplující profesorka Božena Lachoutová

Lola Skrbková
Character: profesorka přírodopisu Suchánková
Antonín Novotný
Character: septimán Jindra Benetka
R. A. Strejka
Character: septimán Tonda Holous

Ladislav Pešek
Character: septimán Áda Čuřil
František Filipovský
Character: septimán Ludvík Krhounek
Věra Gabrielová
Character: septimánka Máňa Hájková

Zorka Janů
Character: septimánka Jiřina Nováková
Gustav Hilmar
Character: školník Mleziva
Jaroslav Průcha
Character: nezaměstnaný dělník Jindřich Benetka

Marta Májová
Character: Anna, manželka ředitele gymnázia
Milada Smolíková
Character: Lejsalová, manželka latináře
Karel Jičínský
Character: továrník Krhounek

Miloš Šubrt
Character: kantinský Hájek
Zdeňka Baldová
Character: matka kvintána Živného
Josef Kemr
Character: tercián Vávra






Martin Frič
Character: Broadcast Voice (voice)


Production and Crew

Jan Stallich
Director of Photography

Jaroslav Žák
Theatre Play
Jaromír Holpuch
Assistant Camera
Štěpán Kopecký
Production Design

Antonín Procházka
Production Manager

František Urbánek
Unit Production Manager
Eduard Šimáček
Unit Production Manager
Julius Kalaš
Original Music Composer