Directed by:
Karel KachyňaCinematography:
Jiří Krejčík ml.Cast:
Tom Courtenay, Brigitte Fossey, Freddie Jones, Milan Kňažko, Josef Kemr, Luděk Kopřiva, Pavel Bobek, Josef Laufer, Miloš Skalka, Rudolf Pellar, Jiří Lír (more)Plots(1)
It is wartime - 1944, and Europe is brutalized by the horror of Nazi aggression and inhumanity. In the tiny Czech village of Terezin, the Nazis plan a propaganda coup to reshape the international opinion. In a master scheme to show a caring face of Nazism, Hitler has given the village to Jewish settlers as a place where they can live in freedom, reassuring a Red Cross delegation - and the world - of their peaceful intentions towards Jews. To provide a convincing "show," the Nazis have plucked the great French mime, Antoine Moreau (Tom Courtenay), from his waning career and ordered him to put on the greatest show of his life. The Reich spares no expense in providing the finest sets, orchestra and costumes. In return he will receive a generous fee and guaranteed return to Paris. But Antoine becomes driven with the need to tell the world the truth, regardless of personal risk. Although in mime he knows his lips must be sealed, now, as never before, his voice must be heard. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![František Husák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268665_cbcd6b.jpg)
František Husák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Viktorie Knotková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Cow (1993)
Faust (1994)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
![Jindřich Narenta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268716_d15abe.jpg)
Jindřich Narenta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Cremator (1968)
Run, Waiter, Run! (1980)
![Michal Pešek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268718_dfd0c7.jpg)
Michal Pešek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
![Linda Kallistová Jablonská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/290/158290081_e357ad.jpg)
Linda Kallistová Jablonská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Maigret (1991) (series)
![Jaroslav Someš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268720_027a7f.jpg)
Jaroslav Someš
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Gobseck (1985) (TV movie)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Jan Žižka (1955)
![Oto Ševčík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268719_56fad9.jpg)
Oto Ševčík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Assassination (1964)
Divided We Fall (2000)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
![Milan Šimáček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/030/162030858_901d31.jpg)
Milan Šimáček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Black Barons (1992)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Blázni a děvčátka (1989)
![Václav Štekl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268721_4e94fa.jpg)
Václav Štekl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
![Hana Talpová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268486_360dd3.jpg)
Hana Talpová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Larks on a String (1969)
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
![Jaroslav Tomsa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414847_64d47a.jpg)
Jaroslav Tomsa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
![Jana Viščaková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/910/157910792_891ac4.jpg)
Jana Viščaková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Křehké vztahy (1979)
![Oldřich Vlach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/294/164294258_8f2f7e.jpg)
Oldřich Vlach
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Periferie (2017) (theatrical recording)
The Elementary School (1991)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Viktor Vrábek
Best movies:
![Petr Jákl st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000014_0df4a4.jpg)
Petr Jákl st.
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Swing Kids (1993)
![Vlastimil Zavřel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268195_0cc696.jpg)
Vlastimil Zavřel
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
Soudné sestry (2007) (theatrical recording)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
![Pavel Zedníček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806279_773a25.jpg)
Pavel Zedníček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Bratři Karamazovi (1981) (theatrical recording)
Silent Pain (1990)
![Jan Nemejovský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/242/161242736_14aa00.png)
Jan Nemejovský
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Loners (2000)
All My Loved Ones (1999)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
![Drahomíra Fialková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533830_e521f3.jpg)
Drahomíra Fialková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
An Uncertain Season (1987)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV movie)
Morgiana (1972)
![Hugo Kaminský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277543_902070.jpg)
Hugo Kaminský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Zámek v Čechách (1993) (TV movie)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)