School Is the Foundation of Life
11/11/1938
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.
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Theodor Pištěk
as ředitel gymnázia
František Smolík
as profesor přírodopisu Gábrlík
František Kreuzmann
as profesor latiny Lejsal, třídní septimy
Jaroslav Marvan
as profesor češtiny Kolísko
Ladislav Boháč
as profesor francouzštiny Bartoš
Václav Trégl
as profesor matematiky Ludvík Koďousek
Karel Postranecký
as profesor dějepisu Mykiska
Čeněk Šlégl
as profesor tělocviku Lusk
Marie Burešová
as suplující profesorka Božena Lachoutová
Lola Skrbková
as profesorka přírodopisu Suchánková
Antonín Novotný
as septimán Jindra Benetka
R. A. Strejka
as septimán Tonda Holous
Ladislav Pešek
as septimán Áda Čuřil
František Filipovský
as septimán Ludvík Krhounek
Věra Gabrielová
as septimánka Máňa Hájková
Zorka Janů
as septimánka Jiřina Nováková
Gustav Hilmar
as školník Mleziva
Jaroslav Průcha
as nezaměstnaný dělník Jindřich Benetka
Marta Májová
as Anna, manželka ředitele gymnázia
Milada Smolíková
as Lejsalová, manželka latináře
Karel Jičínský
as továrník Krhounek
Miloš Šubrt
as kantinský Hájek
Zdeňka Baldová
as matka kvintána Živného
Josef Kemr
as tercián Vávra
Milivoj Uzelac
as
Antonín Padrlík
as
Vladimír Cikán
as
Jarmila Holmová
as
Ladislav Velíšek
as
Václav Piskáček
as
Vladimír Salač
as
Marie Pilská
as
František Roland
as
Alois Dvorský
as
Leopold Horešovský
as
Dagmar Appelová
as
Milena Velíšková
as
Marie Přikrylová
as
František Šimon
as
Jaroslav Palát
as
Martin Frič
as Broadcast Voice (voice)
