Directed by:
Alfréd RadokCinematography:
Josef StřechaComposer:
Jiří SternwaldCast:
Blanka Waleská, Otomar Krejča st., Viktor Očásek, Zdeňka Baldová, Eduard Kohout, J. O. Martin, Josef Chvalina, Anna Vaňková, Jiří Plachý st. (more)Plots(1)
Made in 1948, just a few short years after the horrors it strives to process, Distant Journey is one of the first feature films to tackle the subject of the Holocaust, and was the debut film from the controversial avant-garde visionary of Czech theatre, Alfréd Radok. Set in the Bohemian town of Terezín as the Nazi transports to German extermination camps began in earnest, Radok's vividly experimental film blends documentary footage with a fictional love story between a Jewish woman and her gentile husband. A mix of raw expressionist intensity and analysis, Distant Journey presents a harrowing account of the Nazi horrors of the recent past and remains a stark, ever-relevant warning from history. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
Blanka Waleská
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
How to Pull Out a Whale's Tooth (1977) (TV movie)
Alexandr Dumas starší (1970) (series)
Otomar Krejča st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Old Czech Legends (1952)
Kočár nejsvětější svátosti (1962) (TV movie)
Viktor Očásek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Happy End (1967)
Zdeňka Baldová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Eva Fools Around (1939)
Roztomilý člověk (1941)
Eduard Kohout
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
J. O. Martin
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Distant Journey (1948)
Playing with the Devil (1956)
A Dead Man Among the Living (1946)
Josef Chvalina
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
Poslední mohykán (1947)
Dnes ještě zapadá slunce nad Atlantidou (1978) (TV movie)
Anna Vaňková
Austria
Best movies:
Distant Journey (1948)
Muži jdou v tmě (1975) (TV movie)
The Magical Hat (1952)
Jiří Plachý st.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Krakatit (1948)
Distant Journey (1948)
Saša Rašilov st.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Morality Above All Else (1937)
Distant Journey (1948)
Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“ (1948)
Jiří Spirit
Best movies:
Distant Journey (1948)
Rudolf Deyl ml.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Zdeněk Hodr
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Mnoho povyku pro nic (1972) (theatrical recording)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
Karel Jelínek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Skeleton on Horseback (1937)
Distant Journey (1948)
Tonka Šibenice (francouzská verze) (1930)
Jaroslav Seník
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Poslední mohykán (1947)
The Proud Princess (1952)
Distant Journey (1948)
František Vnouček
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
František Kreuzmann st.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Josef Toman
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Distant Journey (1948)
On the Right Track (1948)
Temno (1950)
Soňa Danielová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Distant Journey (1948)
An Easy Life (1957)
Eva Marie Kavanová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Distant Journey (1948)
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything (1961)
Silvery Wind (1954)