Directed by:
František VláčilScreenplay:
Kamil PixaCinematography:
František UldrichComposer:
Zdeněk LiškaCast:
Michal Vavruša, Jana Hlaváčková, Karel Chromík, Vladimír Jedenáctík, Karel Hábl, Bořivoj Navrátil, Petr Holcer, George Pokrovskij, Miroslav Pechar (more)Plots(1)
Teenage František lives in a village and hasn't been much affected by the Nazi occupation, which bears heavily on his parents. He experiences moments of complete understanding with his Alsatian Sirius. But violence bursts even into František's life – even through dogs, which he considers friends and helpers. The Gestapo uses trained dogs to catch his fugitive father. When Sirius becomes the property of the killers, František attempts a futile battle for the dog's life... (Zlín Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Michal Vavruša
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Train to Heaven (1972)
Captain Korda (1970)
Island of the Silver Herons (1976)
Jana Hlaváčková
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Poslední návrat (1982) (TV movie)
Karel Chromík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Petroleum Lamps (1971)
Shadows of a Hot Summer (1977)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Vladimír Jedenáctík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
The Petroleum Lamps (1971)
Shadows of a Hot Summer (1977)
Karel Hábl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Adelheid (1969)
Bořivoj Navrátil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
The Ear (1970)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
George Pokrovskij
Best movies:
Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Bratři Kipové (1979) (TV movie)
Jaroslav Toms
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Riders in the Sky (1968)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Pavel Jiras
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
On the Comet (1970)
Milan Rabas
Best movies:
Javorová fujarka (1973) (TV movie)
Mlčení mužů (1969)
Jan Hrušínský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Merlin aneb Pustá zem (1988) (theatrical recording)
Brouk v hlavě (2002) (TV movie)
The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)
Milan Jonáš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)
Zdeněk Kryzánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1970)