
School Is the Foundation of Life
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1938-11-11
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
8.3
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
Milivoj Uzelac
Antonín Padrlík
Vladimír Cikán
Jarmila Holmová
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Marie Pilská
František Roland
Alois Dvorský
Leopold Horešovský
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Milena Velíšková
Marie Přikrylová
František Šimon
Jaroslav Palát
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