Directed by:
Karel KachyňaCinematography:
Josef IllíkComposer:
Jan NovákCast:
Iva Janžurová, Jaromír Hanzlík, Luděk Munzar, Ladislav Jandoš, Zdeněk Jarolímek, Ivo Niederle, Vladimír Ptáček, Jiří Žák, Klaus-Peter Thiele, Ulrich TheinVOD (1)
Plots(1)
In the final days of World War Two, a young Czech widow is abducted by two deserting German soldiers and forced to ferry them to the Austrian border. Unbeknown to them, she is plotting a brutal revenge for the recent killing of her husband by Wehrmacht forces. Banned even before its release (and remained unseen for over twenty years), Karel Kachyňa’s powerful and often harrowing film takes a humanist approach to war. Controversially, it rejected traditional notions of ‘evil Germans’ and ‘good Czechs’ and instead explores notions of guilt and vengeance, and how war degrades everyone in such violent times. (Second Run)
(more)Cast
Iva Janžurová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Jaromír Hanzlík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Luděk Munzar
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Give the Devil His Due (1984) - narrator
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Ladislav Jandoš
Best movies:
Coach to Vienna (1966)
Zdeněk Jarolímek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Coach to Vienna (1966)
Jumping Over Puddles (1970)
Long Live the Republic! (1965)
Ivo Niederle
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Kam slunce nechodí... (1971) (TV movie)
Coach to Vienna (1966)
Vladimír Ptáček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
All My Compatriots (1968)
Gentlemen Boys (1975)
Larks on a String (1969)
Jiří Žák
Best movies:
Coach to Vienna (1966)
The Inheritance (1992)
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
Klaus-Peter Thiele
German Empire
Best movies:
Coach to Vienna (1966)
Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Povstalecká história (1984) (series)
Ulrich Thein
German Empire
Best movies:
Coach to Vienna (1966)
Professor Mamlock (1961)
Five Cartridges (1960)