During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.
| Release Date | November 23, 1960 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Vyšší princip | |
| Runtime | 1h 44min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Czech, German | |
| Original Language | Czech | |
| Production Countries | Czechoslovakia | |
| Production Companies | Filmové studio Barrandov | |