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The Elementary School

1991 Czech comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák
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Summary

The Elementary School is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (448 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Kingfisher Award for the best feature live action or animated film[3]
  • Director: Jan Svěrák[4]
  • Screenwriter: Zdeněk Svěrák[5]
  • Composer: Jiří Svoboda[6]
  • Genre: comedy film[7], war film[8], drama film[9]
  • Cast member: Libuše Šafránková[10], Rudolf Hrušínský[11], Eva Holubová[12], Jan Tříska[13], Zdeněk Svěrák[14], Irena Pavlásková[15], Ondřej Vetchý[16], Daniela Kolářová[17], Rudolf Hrušínský Jr.[18], Petr Čepek[19], Bolek Polívka[20], Oldřich Vlach[21], Petr Brukner[22], Karla Chadimová[23]
  • Producer: Jaromír Lukáš[24]
  • Part of the series: Trilogy about maturation[25]
  • Director of photography: František Brabec[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Czech[27]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[28]
  • Color: color[29]
  • Country of origin: Czechoslovakia[30]
  • Publication date: August 2, 1991[31]
  • Distributed by: Barrandov Studios[32]
  • Narrative location: Prague[33]
  • Film editor: Alois Fišárek[34]

Why It Matters

The Elementary School has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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.
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  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . festivalfinale.cz. festivalfinale.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'gl', 'id', 'it', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'simple
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  3. 10w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 11745
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  4. 16w 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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