The Elementary School

(1991)Directed by Jan Svěrák100 minComedy, Drama

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.

Václav Jakoubekas Eda Souček
Radoslav Budáčas Tonda Čejka
Jan Třískaas Igor Hnízdo
Zdeněk Svěrákas Fan Souček, Eda's dad
Libuše Šafránkováas Mrs. Součková
Rudolf Hrušínskýas Headmaster
Marek Endalas Rosenheim
Irena Pavláskováas Tramvajáková
Ondřej Vetchýas Tramvaják
Eva Holubováas Čejková
Rudolf Hrušínskýas Bohouš Čejka
Iva Škudrnováas Květa Fabiánová
Miroslava Škudrnováas Růža Fabiánová
Petr Čepekas Rádži Tamil
Bolek Polívkaas Plíha, Tonda's Neighbor
Oldřich Vlachas Janitor
Petr Brukneras Bus driver Pepík
Karla Chadimováas Post Clerk
Karel Kachyňaas School inspector
Miroslava Pleštilováas Plecitá
Alice Šnirychová-Dvořákováas The twins' mother, Mrs. Fabiánová
Zdeněk Muchaas Innkeeper Lukeš
Bořivoj Pencas Accordion player Ferda Kavka