Directed by:
Josef MachCinematography:
Julius VegrichtComposer:
Jiří SrnkaCast:
Josef Bek, Rudolf Deyl ml., Bohumil Smutný, Mirko Čech, Miloš Vavruška, Karel Richter, Jiří Sovák, Martin Ťapák, Antonín Šůra, Mikuláš Huba, Oldřich Lukeš (more)Plots(1)
Two years after the end of the Second World War, the remnants of Ukrainian Insurgence Army, called the Bandera's after their former commander Stepan Bandera, are trying to get from Poland through Slovakia to Germany in the West. They resort to sabotages also on Czechoslovak territory, and therefore army and police units are deployed to capture them. Soldiers and policemen are warned about the danger of encountering spies and collaborators of the Bandera's. In the meantime police investigators are arresting catholic clergy for supplying the saboteurs with weapons and false documents. Soldiers are operating in the area of Small Fatra, and it seems there must be someone amongst them who provides the Bandera's with information about planned movements of the army. The traitor turns out to be Lieutenant Rychta, and eventually they have enough evidence of his guilt to convict him. In a small wine cellar private Ondra is attracted to a girl called Anička, who is later also discovered to have links with the Bandera's. Shoot-outs break out, some of the Bandera's are arrested, lives are lost on both sides. In November 1947, after arresting remnants of the Bandera's, it is possible to restore law and order in Slovakia again. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Josef Bek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Láska jako trám (1967) (TV movie)
The White Lady (1965)
Rudolf Deyl ml.
Austria-Hungary
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Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Bohumil Smutný
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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Portáši (1947)
Moudrý Engelbert (1968) (TV movie)
Mirko Čech
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949)
Past (1950)
Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk (1964)
Miloš Vavruška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
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Karel Richter
Czechoslovakia
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Zatmění všech sluncí (1987) (TV movie)
Kluci na řece (1943)
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Jiří Sovák
Czechoslovakia
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Men About Town (1969)
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Martin Ťapák
Czechoslovakia
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Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
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Antonín Šůra
Czechoslovakia
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Mikuláš Huba
Czechoslovakia
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Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
Pštrosí večierok (1969) (TV movie)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Oldřich Lukeš
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Assassination (1964)
Happy End (1967)
Antonie Hegerlíková
Czechoslovakia
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Miloslav Holub
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Jaroslav Mareš
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Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Josef Chvalina
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František Holar
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Best movies:
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Láska jako trám (1967) (TV movie)
Vlasta Chramostová
Czechoslovakia
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The White Lady (1965)
Dana Medřická
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Půlpenny (1974) (TV movie)
Otylie Beníšková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
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Zapomenutý čert (1964) (TV movie)
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Otakar Brousek st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
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