Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book

Name: Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book
Released: 1998-12-31
Rating: 7.1

7.1/10 (5)

·1998· 95 min

Director: Ladislav Smoljak

The impetus for writing the play was a real event - the investigation of the loss of the class register at a boys' school in Vienna's 4th district. The perpetrator was most likely a student named F. Kirchner. Cimrman was a police inspector in Vienna's 4th district at the time, and the school principal turned to him when all educational measures had failed. Six police officers followed the suspect for three days, but to no avail. Cimrman therefore decided to influence Kirchner in a different way: he wrote a play about the theft, which was staged by the police department's drama club as a compulsory school performance. The author expected that seeing the suffering of the teacher, principal, and inspector during their futile investigation would lead the culprit to regret his actions and confess. However, the stubborn boy, the son of a nun, was not moved.

Cast

Zdeněk Svěrák

Teacher

Ladislav Smoljak

Headmaster

Jaroslav Weigel

Inspector

Miloň Čepelka

Chief Province School Inspector

In brief

Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book (1998) is a comedy film. With an average rating of 7.1/10 from 5 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h 35min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book runs 95 minutes (1h 35min).

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Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book was released in 1998.