Movielogr
Early Days (1953)
Directed by Václav Krška
Overview
Early Days follows the early life of famous Czech writer Alois Jirásek. Jirásek had already developed his own view of the history of the Czech nation while he was at grammar school in Broumov. When he becomes the supply teach in Litomyšl, he has already written his first book and a number of poems. The local dignitaries await the arrival of the young writer in excited anticipation. Jirásek, however, is sickened by the empty patriotism from the depths of his soul and soon becomes disagreeable to the notables. The district sheriff tries to remove Jirásek from the school and drive him out of town. Unable to do this, the sheriff appoints a pro-Austrian headmaster who attempts to sabotage Jirásek. The students stand behind Jirásek , however, and discontent is not only felt in Litomyšl but throughout Bohemia.
Length 98 minutes
Actors
Bohuš Záhorský | František Filipovský | Petr Herrmann | Zdeněk Štěpánek | Karel Höger | Josef Hlinomaz | František Šlégr | Eduard Kohout | Eman Fiala | Jaroslav Vojta | Raoul Schránil | Růžena Šlemrová | František Kreuzmann st. | Vladimír Řepa | Jiri Plachy | Radovan Lukavský | Miroslav Doležal | Milka Balek-Brodská | Jaroslav Seník | Jarmila Kurandová | Eduard Cupák | Antonín Jedlička | Miroslav Horníček | Svatopluk Beneš | Anna Gabrielová | Eva Svobodová | Blažena Slavíčková | Bohuš Hradil | Zdenka Procházková | Karel Jelínek | Saša Rašilov | Alois Dvorský | Marie Nademlejnská | Viktor Očásek | Ella Sárková | Hermína Vojtová | Václav Krška | Ela Poznerová | J. M. Gottlieb | Viktor Nejedlý st. | Jiří Dohnal | Antonín Kandert | Vladimír Salač | Nataša Tanská | Milan Veit | Václav Vydra | Bedřich Veverka | Otto Čermák | Ruzena Gottliebová | Gabriela Bártlová | Jaroslav Wagner | Josef Prihoda | Miroslav Malkovsky | Emilie Urbanova | Věra Váchová | František Klika | Miroslav Samek | Anita Janová | Jindřich Doležal | Jiřina Součková | Vera Matejova | Rudolf Walter | Helena Krtičková | Déda Papež | Karel Štoll | Martin Skyba | Radslav Kinský | Vilém Momut | Oldřich Dvořák | Jaroslava Strejčková