The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict – but also very fair. His weakness though, is his interest in young women.
Jan Tříska
Igor Hnízdo
Zdeněk Svěrák
Fan Souček, Eda's dad
Libuše Šafránková
Mrs. Součková
Rudolf Hrušínský
Headmaster
Irena Pavlásková
Tramvajáková
Ondřej Vetchý
Tramvaják
Daniela Kolářová
Maxová
Eva Holubová
Čejková
Rudolf Hrušínský
Bohouš Čejka
Petr Čepek
Rádži Tamil
Bolek Polívka
Plíha, Tonda's Neighbor
Oldřich Vlach
Janitor
Petr Brukner
Bus driver Pepík
Karla Chadimová
Post Clerk
Karel Kachyňa
School inspector
Miroslava Pleštilová
Plecitá
Alice Šnirychová-Dvořáková
The twins' mother, Mrs. Fabiánová
Zdeněk Mucha
Innkeeper Lukeš
Jiří Menzel
Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
Václav Chalupa
Stavinoha
Zlata Adamovská
Post Clerk (voice)
Jan Hraběta
Skokan (voice)
