XC / Nov 23, 1960
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Václav Lohniský | Profesor Richter |
| Marie Lukášová | profesorka |
| Miroslav Svoboda | profesor |
| Gustav Hilmar | Vandas |
| Bohuš Záhorský | Profesor |
| Marie Vášová | Vlastíkova matka |
| Otomar Krejča | Dr. Skála |
| Hannjo Hasse | Komisař Worliczek |
| František Pálka | Wolf |
| Nora Houfová | |
| Jindřich Narenta | |
| Rudolf Hrušínský | kolaborant Zajíček |
| Bedřich Prokoš | |
| Marie Glázrová | |
| Věra Tichánková | hospodyně |
| Zuzana Stivínová | |
| Stanislava Seimlová |
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Vyšší princip |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český, Deutsch |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Filmové studio Barrandov |
| Release date | 23 novembre 1960 |
| Executive producer | Jaromír Ptáček |
| Writer | Jiří Krejčík, Jan Drda, Miloš Brož |
| Editing | Josef Dobřichovský |
| Cinematography | Jaroslav Tuzar, František Valert, Ivan Šlapeta |
| Assistant directors | Věra Ženíšková, Miroslav Kubišta, Jiří Krejčík |
| Camera operators | Jaroslav Tuzar, František Valert, Ivan Šlapeta |
| Additional photography | Jaroslav Tuzar, František Valert, Ivan Šlapeta |
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| Production design | Karel Škvor, Václav Štědronský |
| Art direction | Karel Škvor, Václav Štědronský |
| Set decoration | Václav Štědronský, Karel Škvor |
| Music | Zdeněk Liška, Jiří Pavlík, František Belfín |
| Sound | Jiří Pavlík, Zdeněk Liška, František Belfín |
| Costume design | Erna Veselá, Ladislav Tomek, Slávka Tišnovská, Milan Novák, Libuše Švejdová, Otakar Košťál |
| Makeup | Erna Veselá, Slávka Tišnovská, Milan Novák, Ladislav Tomek, Libuše Švejdová, Otakar Košťál |
| Hairstyling | Erna Veselá, Slávka Tišnovská, Milan Novák, Ladislav Tomek, Libuše Švejdová, Otakar Košťál |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / May 22, 1961
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