
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.

Zdeněk Svěrák
Teacher

Ladislav Smoljak
Headmaster

Jaroslav Weigel
Inspector

Miloň Čepelka
Chief Province School Inspector

Sheep #3
Sheep #3

GOLD. Der Film der Nibelungen
GOLD. Der Film der Nibelungen

The Impostors
The Impostors

Amis
Amis

As You Like It
As You Like It

Enfermo Amor
Enfermo Amor

Les Bidochon - Telle est la réalité
Les Bidochon - Telle est la réalité

Le syndrome de l'écossais
Le syndrome de l'écossais

Coup de soleil
Coup de soleil

Cyprus Avenue
Cyprus Avenue

Qui est Monsieur Schmitt ?
Qui est Monsieur Schmitt ?

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac