Directed by:
Jiří KrejčíkCinematography:
Jaroslav TuzarComposer:
Zdeněk LiškaCast:
František Smolík, Jana Brejchová, Ivan Mistrík, Jan Šmíd, Alexandr Postler st., Petr Kostka, Radovan Lukavský, Václav Lohniský, Marie Lukášová (more)Plots(1)
Professor Málek who teaches classic philology at a grammar school tries hard not to think about the terror ensuing the assassination of Reich-Protector Heydrich. He prefers to stay immersed in the serenity of his beloved classical philosophy. All his life he has been following higher moral principles and he expects even the Nazi to comply with the ethical code. Only the arrest and execution of three innocent students bring him out of his shell to publicly condemn the despicable atrocities. (Summer Film School)
(more)Cast
![František Smolík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270440_1d0546.jpg)
František Smolík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
![Jana Brejchová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281468_a9e15f.jpg)
Jana Brejchová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Půlpenny (1974) (TV movie)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
![Ivan Mistrík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268882_0972d2.jpg)
Ivan Mistrík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
![Jan Šmíd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276166_a30c42.jpg)
Jan Šmíd
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Vražda v hotelu Excelsior (1971)
Awakening (1959)
![Alexandr Postler st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276239_cc449e.jpg)
Alexandr Postler st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Kamenný řád (1975) (series)
The Guard of Dynamite (1963)
![Petr Kostka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268565_4a148b.jpg)
Petr Kostka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Higher Principle (1960)
![Radovan Lukavský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268632_0d32e7.jpg)
Radovan Lukavský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Václav Lohniský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268136_cc0c4b.jpg)
Václav Lohniský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Witchhammer (1969)
![Marie Lukášová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276230_586dd2.jpg)
Marie Lukášová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
From My Life (1955)
Vladimir Olmer's Guilt (1956)
![Miroslav Svoboda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275186_1d90be.jpg)
Miroslav Svoboda
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
![Gustav Hilmar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271653_eb356c.jpg)
Gustav Hilmar
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
![Bohuš Záhorský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270439_31ce5a.jpg)
Bohuš Záhorský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
![Marie Vášová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268513_643d3e.jpg)
Marie Vášová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Conscience (1948)
![Otomar Krejča st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271614_5667d3.jpg)
Otomar Krejča st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Old Czech Legends (1952)
Kočár nejsvětější svátosti (1962) (TV movie)
![Hannjo Hasse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276226_d0ba5f.jpg)
Hannjo Hasse
German Empire
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Midnight Mass (1962)
The Gleiwitz Case (1961)
![František Pálka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277314_9285b8.jpg)
František Pálka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
I Survived Certain Death (1960)
![Nora Houfová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277376_59d6a4.jpg)
Nora Houfová
Austria
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Mykoin PH 510 (1963)
![Jindřich Narenta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268716_d15abe.jpg)
Jindřich Narenta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Cremator (1968)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
![Rudolf Hrušínský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268155_27d6b5.jpg)
Rudolf Hrušínský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Elementary School (1991)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
![Bedřich Prokoš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271924_94c00e.jpg)
Bedřich Prokoš
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Higher Principle (1960)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)