The Elementary School
Genres
Overview
The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict – but also very fair. His weakness though, is his interest in young women.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1991-08-08
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
53
Vote Average
7.3
Václav Jakoubek
Eda Souček
Radoslav Budáč
Tonda Čejka
Jan Tříska
Igor Hnízdo
Zdeněk Svěrák
Fan Souček, Eda's dad
Libuše Šafránková
Mrs. Součková
Rudolf Hrušínský
Headmaster
Marek Endal
Rosenheim
Irena Pavlásková
Tramvajáková
Ondřej Vetchý
Tramvaják
Daniela Kolářová
Maxová
Eva Holubová
Čejková
Rudolf Hrušínský
Bohouš Čejka
Iva Škudrnová
Květa Fabiánová
Miroslava Škudrnová
Růža Fabiánová
Petr Čepek
Rádži Tamil
Bolek Polívka
Plíha, Tonda's Neighbor
Oldřich Vlach
Janitor
Petr Brukner
Bus driver Pepík
Karla Chadimová
Post Clerk
Karel Kachyňa
School inspector
Miroslava Pleštilová
Plecitá
Alice Šnirychová-Dvořáková
The twins' mother, Mrs. Fabiánová
Zdeněk Mucha
Innkeeper Lukeš
Bořivoj Penc
Accordion player Ferda Kavka
Ladislav Chroust
Skokan
Taťána Puttová
Mlejnková
Viktor Nejedlý
Porter
Jiří Menzel
Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
Olga Vohryzková
Rosenheimová
Rudolf Hammer
Vaněk
Stanislav Hájek
Růžena Svěráková
Michal Škrabal
Dušička
Jaroslav Slánský
Lerch
Martin Janda
Máček
Jan Demeter
Lakatoš
Filip Lim
Chramosta
Tomáš Krejčík
Potužník
Jaroslav Kudláček
Potužník
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Stavinoha
Michal Lajtkep
Schoolkid
Jaroslav Ježek
Schoolkid
Jan Kasala
Schoolkid
Tomáš Procházka
Schoolkid
Marek Pelc
Schoolkid
Pavel Kučera
Schoolkid
Tomáš Jákl
Schoolkid
Martin Pětioký
Schoolkid
Ivo Hasalík
Schoolkid
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Schoolkid
Michal Škrabák
Schoolkid
Jiří Tala
Schoolkid
Jiří Prückner
Schoolkid
Petra Bžunková
Schoolkid
Hynek Votoček
Schoolkid
Jiří Peterka
Schoolkid
Zlata Adamovská
Post Clerk (voice)
Jan Hraběta
Skokan (voice)
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