School Is the Foundation of Life

School Is the Foundation of Life

1938
1h 32m
8.5

8.5/10

11 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy
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.

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Language: CS

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ufa-Film
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia
Spoken Languages
Czech

Keywords

based on novel or book based on play or musical high school student

Quick Facts

Original Title Škola základ života
Release Date November 11, 1938
Status Released
Language CS
IMDb ID tt0152462

Cast

Theodor Pištěk
Theodor Pištěk

ředitel gymnázia

František Smolík
František Smolík

profesor přírodopisu Gábrlík

František Kreuzmann
František Kreuzmann

profesor latiny Lejsal, třídní septimy

Jaroslav Marvan
Jaroslav Marvan

profesor češtiny Kolísko

Ladislav Boháč
Ladislav Boháč

profesor francouzštiny Bartoš

Václav Trégl
Václav Trégl

profesor matematiky Ludvík Koďousek

Karel Postranecký
Karel Postranecký

profesor dějepisu Mykiska

Čeněk Šlégl
Čeněk Šlégl

profesor tělocviku Lusk

Marie Burešová
Marie Burešová

suplující profesorka Božena Lachoutová

Lola Skrbková
Lola Skrbková

profesorka přírodopisu Suchánková

Antonín Novotný
Antonín Novotný

septimán Jindra Benetka

R. A. Strejka
R. A. Strejka

septimán Tonda Holous

Key Crew

Martin Frič
Director
Václav Wasserman
Screenplay