XC / May 01, 1985
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (1985)
Directed by Antonín Moskalyk
1h 34minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the Nazis, but she is selected for special treatment by virtue of being blonde. She is billeted with the commandant of a concentration camp near the Baltic coast, where his kindness towards her provokes his wife's jealousy, but is compromised when Emilka witnesses his brutality towards the prisoners.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Věra Vlčková | Frau Melnik |
| Jolanta Grusznic | Wanda |
| Karel Bělohradský | Kukuck's Driver |
| Pavel Trávníček | Krumey |
| Zdeněk Martínek | |
| Lena Birková | |
| Vlasta Peterková | |
| Jaroslava Tichá | |
| Alena Karešová | |
| Adolf Filip | |
| Miroslav Grác | |
| Zbigniew Bartoszek | |
| Henryk Hunko | |
| Igor Kujawski | Prisoner No. 16710 |
| Sylwester Maciejewski | Knopke |
| Józef Kaczyński | |
| Kazimierz Wysota |
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| Adam Baumann | |
| Irena Laskowska | |
| Joachim Lamża | Accordion Player |
| Ferdynand Matysik | |
| Mikuláš Hořánek | |
| Radek Krčil | |
| Barbara Lukešová | |
| Monika Nosková | |
| Pavel Myslík | |
| Jan Novák | |
| Zdeněk Novotný | |
| Miloslav Šindler | |
| Jan Trávníček | |
| Martin Trávníček | |
| Ondřej Trávníček | |
| Dalibor Vachulka | |
| Martin Bláha | |
| Lubor Kallus | |
| Andrzej Bielski | |
| Mieczysław Janowski | |
| Jerzy Pieszka | |
| Jiří Ployhar | |
| Sylva Sequensová | Emilka Fejfarová (voice) |
| Petr Kostka | Otto Kukuck (voice) |
| Věra Galatíková | Frida Kukuck (voice) |
| Rudolf Pellar | Krumey (voice) |
| Oldřich Vízner | Prisoner No. 16710 |
| Boris Rösner | Knopke (voice) |
| Pavel Zedníček | Accordion Player (voice) |
| Bohumil Švarc | Commisioner (voice) |
| Ivo Niederle | Commisioner (voice) |
| Leoš Kaltofen | Commisioner (voice) |
Genres
Drama
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Poland / May 09, 1986
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