Movie·1991·1h 40m
The Elementary School
Directed By
Jan Svěrák
Country
Czechoslovakia
Language
Czech
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The Story
Original title: Obecná škola
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.
Producer
Dana Dudová
Cinematography
F. A. Brabec
Music
Jiří F. Svoboda
Editor
Alois Fišárek
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Václav Jakoubek
Eda Souček
Radoslav Budáč
Tonda Čejka
Jan Tříska
Igor Hnízdo
Zdeněk Svěrák
Fan Souček, Eda's dad
Libuše Šafránková
Mrs. Součková
Rudolf Hrušínský
Headmaster
Marek Endal
Rosenheim
Irena Pavlásková
Tramvajáková
Ondřej Vetchý
Tramvaják
Daniela Kolářová
Maxová
Eva Holubová
Čejková
Rudolf Hrušínský
Bohouš Čejka
Iva Škudrnová
Květa Fabiánová
Miroslava Škudrnová
Růža Fabiánová
Petr Čepek
Rádži Tamil
Bolek Polívka
Plíha, Tonda's Neighbor
Oldřich Vlach
Janitor
Petr Brukner
Bus driver Pepík
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Crew
Jan Svěrák
Director
F. A. Brabec
Director of Photography
Alois Fišárek
Editor
Zdeněk Svěrák
Story, Screenplay
Jiří F. Svoboda
Original Music Composer
Dana Dudová
Executive Producer
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