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The Elementary School

1991 Czech comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák
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The Elementary School

Summary

The Elementary School is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Elementary School received the Golden Kingfisher Award for the best feature live action or animated film[3].
  • The Elementary School's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Elementary School was directed by Jan Svěrák[5].
  • Zdeněk Svěrák wrote the screenplay for The Elementary School[6].
  • The Elementary School's composer is recorded as Jiří Svoboda[7].
  • The Elementary School's genre is comedy film[8].
  • The Elementary School's genre is war film[9].
  • The Elementary School's genre is drama film[10].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Libuše Šafránková[11].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Rudolf Hrušínský[12].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Eva Holubová[13].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Jan Tříska[14].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Zdeněk Svěrák[15].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Irena Pavlásková[16].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Ondřej Vetchý[17].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Daniela Kolářová[18].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Rudolf Hrušínský Jr.[19].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Petr Čepek[20].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Bolek Polívka[21].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Oldřich Vlach[22].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Petr Brukner[23].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Karla Chadimová[24].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Bořivoj Penc[25].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Jiří Menzel[26].
  • A cast member of The Elementary School was Karel Kachyňa[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Elementary School was produced by Jaromír Lukáš[28]. It was directed by Jan Svěrák[5]. Zdeněk Svěrák wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Libuše Šafránková[11], Rudolf Hrušínský[12], Eva Holubová[13], Jan Tříska[14], Zdeněk Svěrák[15], and Irena Pavlásková[16].

Publication

The Elementary School was published on August 2, 1991[29]. The original language of it was Czech[30]. Genres include comedy film[8], war film[9], and drama film[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as Trilogy about maturation[31]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

The Elementary School's part of the series is recorded as Trilogy about maturation[31].

Reception

The Elementary School received the Golden Kingfisher Award for the best feature live action or animated film[3].

Why It Matters

The Elementary School ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did The Elementary School receive?

Honors received include Golden Kingfisher Award for the best feature live action or animated film[3].

Related Entities

Barrandov Studios Czechoslovakia film Jiří Menzel Libuše Šafránková

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . festivalfinale.cz. festivalfinale.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1945
    Production designer → Vladimír Labský, Gabriela Kubenová
    Publication date → +1991-08-02T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Zdeněk Svěrák
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