XC / Aug 24, 1962 / 10
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
On Christmas Eve, 1944, in Nazi-occupied Slovakia, the Kubiš family grapples with survival amidst brutal reprisals. Marián collaborates as a fascist guard leader, while his sister Angela has an affair with their Nazi lodger, Major Brecker. The situation escalates when their younger son, Juraj, a former partisan fighter, returns home wounded. As Germans search homes for escapees, Juraj hides in the attic, while an unsettling Christmas dinner unfolds below with Major Brecker present.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ivan Mistrík | Durko Kubis |
| Jindřich Narenta | Wioherd |
| Vladimír Šmeral | Farár |
| Jiří Pleskot | Dr. Rasko |
| Eva Mária Chalupová | Saleswoman |
| Gašpar Arbet | Jozko |
| Karol Jaura | |
| Mária Markovičová | |
| Ľudovít Greššo | Old villager |
| Elo Romančík | Dr. Harman |
| Michal Belák | |
| Elena Rampáková | Mother with baby |
| Anton Michalička | Churchman |
| Ivan Kauzlarič | |
| Zdeno Flat | |
| Štefan Benek | German soldier |
| Ján Kákoni |
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| Dezider Janda | |
| Oľga Adamčíková | |
| Ján Gubala | |
| Magda Husáková-Lokvencová | |
| Martin Kolesár | |
| Ján Klimo | Narrator (voice) |
| Eva Kristínová | Angela (voice) |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Polnočná omša |
| Original language | Slovenčina (SK) |
| Spoken languages | Český, Deutsch, Slovenčina |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava |
| Release date | 24 agosto 1962 |
| Writer | Jiří Krejčík, Albert Marenčin, Peter Karvaš |
| Editing | Josef Dobřichovský, Růžena Hejsková |
| Cinematography | Rudolf Stahl, Eduard Kadeřábek, Bohumil Vodička |
| Assistant directors | Vladislav Pavlovič, Věra Ženíšková, Pavol Sarvaš, Jiří Krejčík |
| Lighting | František Novák |
| Camera operators | Eduard Kadeřábek, Bohumil Vodička, Rudolf Stahl |
| Additional photography | Eduard Kadeřábek, Bohumil Vodička, Rudolf Stahl |
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| Production design | Jiří Červík, Vojtech Brázdovič, Karel Škvor |
| Art direction | Karel Škvor, Jiří Červík, Vojtech Brázdovič |
| Set decoration | Jiří Červík, Vojtech Brázdovič, Karel Škvor |
| Music | Zdeněk Liška, Eduard Palček, František Belfín, Jaroslav Plavec |
| Sound | Zdeněk Liška, Eduard Palček, František Belfín, Jaroslav Plavec |
| Costume design | Erna Veselá, Milena Doskočová, Otakar Košťál, Anton Gendiar, Júlia Morvicová, Helena Pallósová |
| Makeup | Otakar Košťál, Anton Gendiar, Júlia Morvicová, Erna Veselá, Milena Doskočová, Helena Pallósová |
| Hairstyling | Otakar Košťál, Anton Gendiar, Júlia Morvicová, Erna Veselá, Milena Doskočová, Helena Pallósová |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Jan 16, 1964
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