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Higher Principle

Higher Principle

19601h 44mFilm

82

8.2(21)

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.

Top Cast

František Smolík

František Smolík

Profesor Málek

Jana Brejchová

Jana Brejchová

Jana Skálová

Ivan Mistrík

Ivan Mistrík

Vlastík

Jan Šmíd

Frantík

Alexandr Postler

Alexandr Postler

Karel

Petr Kostka

Petr Kostka

Honza

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

Vondráček

Václav Lohniský

Václav Lohniský

Profesor Richter

Marie Lukášová

Marie Lukášová

profesorka

Miroslav Svoboda

Miroslav Svoboda

profesor

Gustav Hilmar

Gustav Hilmar

Vandas

Bohuš Záhorský

Bohuš Záhorský

Profesor

Marie Vášová

Marie Vášová

Vlastíkova matka

Otomar Krejča

Otomar Krejča

Dr. Skála

Hannjo Hasse

Hannjo Hasse

Komisař Worliczek

František Pálka

František Pálka

Wolf

Nora Houfová

Jindřich Narenta

Jindřich Narenta

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

kolaborant Zajíček

Bedřich Prokoš

Bedřich Prokoš

Details

Director: Jiří Krejčík
Status: Released
Release: 1960-11-23
Runtime: 1h 44m
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Language: CS
Score: 82%

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