After a failed marriage, the teacher Pelikán arranges to be moved from Brno to a small provincial town. Pelikán's first impression of the new place is not very exciting. The young school headteacher is more interested in statistics and celebrations than real teaching. Pelikán also realizes that shortcomings of the school as well as the pupils are covered up by ideological platitudes above "class consciousness" which are misused especially by Vašík Janouch, the son of the chairman of the district National Commitee. At the same time, children don't have the necessary knowledge and Pelikán has to lower some of the qualifications. Vašík also gets bad marks. The parents show no understanding for the teacher's strictness and Janouch's wife really sets everybody against him. His young colleague Andulka Novotná is Pelikán's only supporter. Despite their parents' anger, Pelikán wins the trust of the children. Another scandal, however, takes what is left of the teacher's strength to fight against dishonesty and hypocrisy. He takes the side of little Lojzík Kotačka, whose bicycle Vašík broke, and hurries to help Lojzík's mother, who is being menaced by her common-law partner. Citizens call a meeting and ask for Pelikán's resignation. Janouch takes Pelikán's side but it is too late now as the disappointed teacher has already left.
učitel Jindřich Pelikán
učitelka Andulka Novotná
Karel Pohanka, ředitel školy
učitel Bajtek
Janouch, předseda ONV
Janouchova žena
opilec Mlčoch
školník
Kotačková
učitel Burian
Bláha
Bedrnová
Matoušek
Zálesáková
učitel Arnošt Krejčík
Kaláb
Lojzík Kotačka
Vašík Janouch
Věruška
Blaženka
Robin
Cyril
Jožka
Doležal
Zdenka, Pelikánova žena
učitelka
učitel
otec
tanečnice na plese
rozčílená matka
rozčílený otec
učitelka Zálešáková
školačka
host v hospodě
matka na třídní schůzce
otec na třídní schůzce
otec na třídní schůzce
otec Bedrna
hráč kuželek
Miroslav Pešan (fotograf)
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), František Hanták /sólo na hoboj/
Škola otců
Škola otců
School for Fathers
film
featuretheatrical distribution
drama, social, psychological
Czechoslovakia
1957
1957
projection approval 8 October 1957
withdrawal from distribution 6 April 1973
preview 1 November 1957 (kino Sevastopol /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 8 November 1957 /suitable for youths/ (kina Moskva /5 týdnů/, Svornost /1 týden/, Flora /1 týden od 15. 11./, Oko /½ týdne od 26. 11./ a Revoluce /1 týden od 6. 12./, Praha)
Tvůrčí skupina Šmída – Kabelík, Vladimír Kabelík (vedoucí tvůrčí skupiny), Bohumil Šmída (vedoucí tvůrčí skupiny)
feature film
100 min
2 840 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech
Event: Cena československé filmové kritiky za rok 1957
1958
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Event: Státní ceny za rok 1957
1958
Praha / Czechoslovakia
kolektiv tvůrců
Event: Anketa čtenářů deníku Smena o nejoblíbenější československé a sovětské filmy, herce a herečky roku 1958
1958
Bratislava / Czechoslovakia
Karel Höger
Event: Anketa čtenářů deníku Smena o nejoblíbenější československé a sovětské filmy, herce a herečky roku 1958
1958
Bratislava / Czechoslovakia
