School Is the Foundation of Life

School Is the Foundation of Life

92 mins | Comedy | Nov. 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.

School Is the Foundation of Life

92 mins | Comedy | Nov. 11, 1938

School Is the Foundation of Life
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Ufa-Film
Original title Škola základ života
Directors Martin Frič
Writers Jaroslav Žák, Jaroslav Mottl, Václav Wasserman

Cast

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

Martin Frič

as Broadcast Voice (voice)