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The Elementary School

The Elementary School

1991 1h 40mComedyDrama

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.

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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.

The vibe

world war iiteacherschool1940s

Behind it

Jan SvěrákJan SvěrákDirectorZdeněk SvěrákZdeněk SvěrákStoryJiří F. SvobodaComposerF. A. BrabecF. A. BrabecCinematography

Cast

Václav JakoubekVáclav JakoubekEda Souček
Radoslav BudáčTonda Čejka
Jan TřískaJan TřískaIgor Hnízdo
Zdeněk SvěrákZdeněk SvěrákFan Souček, Eda's dad
Libuše ŠafránkováLibuše ŠafránkováMrs. Součková
Rudolf HrušínskýRudolf HrušínskýHeadmaster
Marek EndalRosenheim
Irena PavláskováIrena PavláskováTramvajáková
Ondřej VetchýOndřej VetchýTramvaják
Daniela KolářováDaniela KolářováMaxová
Eva HolubováEva HolubováČejková
Rudolf HrušínskýRudolf HrušínskýBohouš Čejka
Iva ŠkudrnováKvěta Fabiánová
Miroslava ŠkudrnováRůža Fabiánová
Petr ČepekPetr ČepekRádži Tamil
Bolek PolívkaBolek PolívkaPlíha, Tonda's Neighbor
Oldřich VlachOldřich VlachJanitor
Petr BruknerPetr BruknerBus driver Pepík

Director

Jan Svěrák

Writer

Zdeněk Svěrák

Release date

8 Aug 1991

Runtime

1h 40m

Studio

Filmové studio Barrandov

Language

Czech

Country

Czechoslovakia

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