Czechoslovakia,
1970, 92 min
(Alternative: 89 min)
Directed by:
Dušan KleinScreenplay:
Václav ŠašekCinematography:
Jiří StöhrComposer:
Svatopluk HavelkaCast:
Jiří Adamíra, Bohumil Šmída, Ilja Prachař, Josef Somr, Bohuš Záhorský, Jiří Holý, Václav Lohniský, Zdeněk Kutil, Josef Haukvic st., Miloš Vávra, Václav Sloup (more)Reviews (1)
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Certainly the best I have seen from Dušan Klein (who otherwise leaves me safely cold). I can't even believe he made something so dark and psychological. He was able to rely on great actors, an excellent composer in Havelka and a script that wasn't afraid (slightly) of an open ending. The dialogues by Jiří Adamíra and Bohuš Záhorský were perfect. What was bad was the ugly TV cut. The film, which was obviously (not only according to the opening credits) shot in widescreen, was left with a screen that simply couldn't and didn't fit everything into it. ()