School Is the Foundation of Life

Nov 11, 1938

1h 32m

★ 8.3

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Ufa-Film

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Cast

ředitel gymnázia

Theodor Pištěk

profesor přírodopisu Gábrlík

František Smolík

profesor latiny Lejsal, třídní septimy

František Kreuzmann

profesor češtiny Kolísko

Jaroslav Marvan

profesor francouzštiny Bartoš

Ladislav Boháč

profesor matematiky Ludvík Koďousek

Václav Trégl

profesor dějepisu Mykiska

Karel Postranecký

profesor tělocviku Lusk

Čeněk Šlégl

suplující profesorka Božena Lachoutová

Marie Burešová

profesorka přírodopisu Suchánková

Lola Skrbková

septimán Jindra Benetka

Antonín Novotný

septimán Tonda Holous

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