We Are Studying Outside the School!

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1939

Production year

1939

Premiere

5 January 1940

Runtime

91 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Studujeme za školou!

Czech title

Studujeme za školou!

English title

We Are Studying Outside the School!

Synopsis

The third year at a Business School have a very strict teacher, Mr Vlk. He insists that in exams the pupils should recite by rote from the school book - which he is the author of. When one pupil, Eva Vichrová, has the impertinence to convey her father's opinion that there is little use in this method of instruction, the teacher flies into a rage. He invites her father, the businessman Mr Vichr, to the school for a talk. After a heated discussion the teacher decides to send three of his pupils to Mr Vichr's business to gain practical experience over the summer. Karel, Václav and Ivo are sure they will stun the other employees with their abilities, but they fail to do so. They can quote reams and reams of theory but flounder disasterously on even the smallest practical assignments. When the holidays are over they confirm Mr Vichr's view, which makes the teacher start issuing his threats again. The pupils openly rebel against the teacher. Karel, the initiator of the rebellion, is threatened with expulsion. When one day he does not come to school, the pupils fear he may do some mischief to himself. Mr Vlk is shaken and resolves to change the way he behaves and teaches. He happens to meet Karel on the street one night and assures him he is not at risk of being expelled.

Cast

František Smolík

profesor Vlk

Nataša Gollová

profesorka Hanáková

Svatopluk Beneš

profesor Horák

František Kovářík

profesor Pírko

Gabriel Hart

profesor Kuchař

Jaroslav Marvan

ředitel Obchodní akademie

Stanislav Neumann

školník Znamínko

František Kreuzmann

velkoobchodník Josef Vichr

Stella Májová

studentka Eva, Vichrova dcera

Rudolf Hrušínský

student Karel Toman

Marie Blažková

Tomanova matka

Vladimír Salač

student Ivan Javorský

Jindra Hermanová

Javorského matka

Josef Kemr

student Vašek Pelíšek

František Filipovský

prokurista u firmy Vichr

Bolek Prchal

venkovan

Vlasta Hrubá

Márinka, žena venkovana

Miroslav Rudlof

prodavač u firmy Vichr

Antonín Jirsa

kupující na venkovském trhu

Slávka Rosenbergová

sousedka paní Tomanové

Marie Hrdličková

sekretářka ředitele školy

Josef Cikán

starý profesor

Miloš Šubrt

člen profesorského sboru

Marie Vildová

členka profesorského sboru

Karel Roden

člen profesorského sboru

Svoboda

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

František Milič

Screenstory

Vojtěch Ambrož

Director of Photography

Josef Střecha

Camera Operator

Jaromír Holpuch

Production Designer

Jan Zázvorka, Ferdinand Fiala

Set Designer

Rudolf Žák

Make-Up Artist

Václav Krolop

Film Editor

Marie Bourová

Sound Designer

Emanuel Formánek

Production Manager

Karel Šilhánek, Karel Feix (ředitel výroby)

Cooperation

Antonín Frič (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Josef Stelibský

Music Performed by

Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Miloš Smatek)

Songs

Mějte, žáci, pevnou vůli

Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Melíšek
Singer sbor

Ó, Velvary

Singer sbor

Production info

Original Title

Studujeme za školou!

Czech Title

Studujeme za školou!

English Title

We Are Studying Outside the School!

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1939

Production Year

1939

Production specifications

start of filming 25 October 1939
end of filming 24 November 1939
date of censorship 21 December 1939
projection approval 22 June 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 22. 6. 1947)

Premiere

premiere 5 January 1940 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Juliš /2 týdny/ a Světozor /2 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 27 July 1945 /suitable for youths/

Production

Nationalfilm

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Nationalfilm (původní 1940), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

91 min

Original length in metres

2 600 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Visatone

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech