Pupil of the Sixth Grade
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1927Production year
1927Premiere
21 February 1928Runtime
89 minDirector
Josef Medeotti-BoháčCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
SextánkaCzech title
SextánkaEnglish title
Pupil of the Sixth GradeSynopsis
A new teacher, the elegant Ivan Sychrava, starts work at a girl's grammar school. The whole of the sixth grade is enchanted by him, most of all Stáňa Bínová. The girls decide to visit Sychrava at home. On her way home Stáňa is injured in an accident caused by a car owned by Dr Mrázek. Mrázek grows fond of Stáňa and he sends her a love letter addressed to her school which attracts the attention of the headmistress and the staff. Stáňa writes a letter to Mrázek rejecting him. Sychrava falls ill and stops going to the school; Stáňa visits him in secret. However, her advantage over the other girls is shortlived. Sychrava leaves town. He is appointed leader of an expedition to French colonial settlements and in Paris he undergoes an eye operation. The desperate Stáňa tries to kill herself but she is saved just in time by Dr Mrázek who has, in the meantime, befriended by her schoolmate Benjamínek. Mrázek writes to Sychrava telling him to come back as soon as possible. Sychrava visits a delighted Stáňa in hospital. The film ends with a double wedding: Sychrava marries Stáňa and Mrázek weds Benjamínek.
Photos
Cast
Anita Janová
sextánka Stáňa Bínová
Jan W. Speerger
gymnaziální profesor Ivan Sychrava
Josef Rovenský
školník Masopust
Peggy Dvořáková
Karolina Valášková alias Benjamínek
Josef Oliak
Stánin otec
Marie Oliaková
Stánina matka
Jiří Sedláček
MUDr. Mrázek
Milka Balek-Brodská
ředitelka školy
Jiří Hron
technik Mírný
Eman Fiala
suplující profesor Řehořek
Saša Dobrovolná
matka profesora Sychravy
Bronislava Livia
profesorka dějepisu Zyková
Božena Svobodová
třídní profesorka sexty Marková
Frank Argus
profesor
Jára Sedláček
lékárník
Filip Balek-Brodský
hlídač v parku
Jaroslav Menčík
zjevení ďábla
Josef Kobík
strážník
Václav Žichovský
lékař
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Vilém Neubauer (Sextánka – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Make-Up Artist
Cooperation
Fotoatelier Jůn (fotograf)
Production info
Original Title
Sextánka
Czech Title
Sextánka
English Title
Pupil of the Sixth Grade
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1927
Production Year
1927
Production specifications
date of censorship 12 November 1927
Premiere
preview 22 November 1927 (kino Kapitol, Praha)
premiere 21 February 1928 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Avion /1 týden/, Kapitol /1 týden/ a Passage /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
89 min
Original length in metres
2 543 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
