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
![Marie Glázrová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268332_e1e419.jpg)
Marie Glázrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Higher Principle (1960)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Věra Tichánková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268489_282925.jpg)
Věra Tichánková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Kinoautomat: One Man and His House (1967)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
![Zuzana Stivínová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268473_d4da88.jpg)
Zuzana Stivínová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Zuzana je zase sama doma (1961) (TV movie)
Semafor - Největší hity 2 (2007) (video compilation)
![Stanislava Seimlová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/542/162542978_d0148f.jpg)
Stanislava Seimlová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Mrs Dulská's Morals (1958)
Holiday with Angel (1952)
![Vladimír Hlavatý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268707_be7f28.jpg)
Vladimír Hlavatý
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
The Assassination (1964)
![Karel Pavlík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275270_47add8.jpg)
Karel Pavlík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Men About Town (1969)
![Josef Kozák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276225_1349ed.jpg)
Josef Kozák
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959)
The Secret of Blood (1953)
![Jiří Kodet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268188_059998.jpg)
Jiří Kodet
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
Higher Principle (1960)
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
![Elena Hálková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268358_cb256e.jpg)
Elena Hálková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
![Naděžda Gajerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275461_406f9c.jpg)
Naděžda Gajerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Higher Principle (1960)
![Blažena Slavíčková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268456_fb7a51.jpg)
Blažena Slavíčková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
![Jan Skopeček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268140_089026.jpg)
Jan Skopeček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![Štěpán Bulejko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274281_7b368d.jpg)
Štěpán Bulejko
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Distant Journey (1948)
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
Karel Enzmann
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) (series)
![Václav Švec](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275673_1b756f.jpg)
Václav Švec
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Rudolf Široký
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Capek's Tales (1947)
Uloupená hranice (1947)
![Jarmila Kurandová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268402_0015b1.jpg)
Jarmila Kurandová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Conscience (1948)
Barometr (1969) (TV movie)
![Ladislav Gzela](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275655_74f196.jpg)
Ladislav Gzela
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Witchhammer (1969)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Bohuš Hradil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274311_459844.jpg)
Bohuš Hradil
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![Libuše Švormová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/961/164961364_078df9.png)
Libuše Švormová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)