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Higher Principle

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Higher Principle

8.0

1h 44m

1960

Synopsis

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.

Director

Jiří Krejčík

Drama

world war iibased on short storyanti-nazi resistance

Cast & Crew

František Smolík

František Smolík

as Profesor Málek

Jana Brejchová

Jana Brejchová

as Jana Skálová

Ivan Mistrík

Ivan Mistrík

as Vlastík

Jan Šmíd

as Frantík

Alexandr Postler

Alexandr Postler

as Karel

Petr Kostka

Petr Kostka

as Honza

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

as Vondráček

Václav Lohniský

Václav Lohniský

as Profesor Richter

Marie Lukášová

as profesorka

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