Directed by:
Karel KachyňaCinematography:
Jiří Krejčík ml.Cast:
Tom Courtenay, Brigitte Fossey, Freddie Jones, Milan Kňažko, Josef Kemr, Luděk Kopřiva, Pavel Bobek, Josef Laufer, Miloš Skalka, Rudolf Pellar, Jiří Lír (more)Plots(1)
It is wartime - 1944, and Europe is brutalized by the horror of Nazi aggression and inhumanity. In the tiny Czech village of Terezin, the Nazis plan a propaganda coup to reshape the international opinion. In a master scheme to show a caring face of Nazism, Hitler has given the village to Jewish settlers as a place where they can live in freedom, reassuring a Red Cross delegation - and the world - of their peaceful intentions towards Jews. To provide a convincing "show," the Nazis have plucked the great French mime, Antoine Moreau (Tom Courtenay), from his waning career and ordered him to put on the greatest show of his life. The Reich spares no expense in providing the finest sets, orchestra and costumes. In return he will receive a generous fee and guaranteed return to Paris. But Antoine becomes driven with the need to tell the world the truth, regardless of personal risk. Although in mime he knows his lips must be sealed, now, as never before, his voice must be heard. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tom Courtenay
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Dresser (1983)
King Rat (1965)
Brigitte Fossey
France
Best movies:
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Forbidden Games (1952)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Freddie Jones
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Milan Kňažko
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Picasso (2008) (theatrical recording)
Adolf Eichmann (1988) (TV movie)
Josef Kemr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Luděk Kopřiva
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
Signum Laudis (1980)
Zločin lorda Savila (1967) (TV movie)
Pavel Bobek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Soda (1998)
Dvacet let Olympicu (1983) (concert)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Josef Laufer
France
Best movies:
Gentlemen Boys (1975)
Oil Lamps (1971)
Dvacet let Olympicu (1983) (concert)
Miloš Skalka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rozčarovaní (1982) (TV movie)
Brakýři (1983) (TV movie)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Rudolf Pellar
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Princ a chuďas (1971) (TV movie)
Jiří Lír
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
The Cremator (1968)
Hana Hegerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Hope (1963)
Koncert pre Jara Filipa (2001) (concert)
Jitka Molavcová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Larks on a String (1969)
Michal Tučný - Fidlej a hraj (2008) (video compilation)
Oscar Gottlieb
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Jak básníci přicházejí o iluze (1984)
Ženy v ofsajdu (1971)
Martin Dejdar
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Silent Pain (1990)
Brouk v hlavě (2002) (TV movie)
45 let Ypsilonky (2011) (theatrical recording)
Jaromír Dulava
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Soda (1998)
Dámský krejčí (2012) (theatrical recording)
The Black Barons (1992)
Václav Jakoubek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
St. Nicholas Is in Town (1992) (TV movie)
Karel Greif
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Popel a hvězdy (1990) (TV movie)
Všechny krásy života (1990) (TV movie)
Miloslav Horáček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Beauty and the Beast (1978)
Vladimír Hrabánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)