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
Eduard Cupák | Nataša Tanská | Karel Jelínek | Jaroslav Vojta | Jarmila Kurandová | Milan Veit | Radovan Lukavský | Vladimír Salač | Jiří Dohnal | Zdeněk Štěpánek | František Šlégr | Eman Fiala | František Kreuzmann st. | Miroslav Doležal | Karel Höger | František Filipovský | Saša Rašilov | Marie Nademlejnská | Zdenka Procházková | Věra Váchová | Petr Herrmann | Svatopluk Beneš | Jaroslav Seník | Jiri Plachy | Eduard Kohout | Bedřich Veverka | Václav Krška | Rudolf Walter | Ela Poznerová | Ella Sárková | Karel Štoll | Raoul Schránil | Bohuš Hradil | Otto Čermák | Václav Vydra | Bohuš Záhorský | Eva Svobodová | Emilie Urbanova | Oldřich Dvořák | Růžena Šlemrová | Gabriela Bártlová | Milka Balek-Brodská | Alois Dvorský | J. M. Gottlieb | Miroslav Horníček | Hermína Vojtová | Radslav Kinský | Blažena Slavíčková | Miroslav Malkovsky | Viktor Nejedlý st. | Miroslav Samek | Viktor Očásek | František Klika | Antonín Jedlička | Jaroslav Wagner | Vladimír Řepa | Jiřina Součková | Jaroslava Strejčková | Anna Gabrielová | Josef Prihoda | Josef Hlinomaz | Helena Krtičková | Jindřich Doležal | Antonín Kandert | Vera Matejova | Anita Janová | Déda Papež | Ruzena Gottliebová | Martin Skyba | Vilém Momut