Higher Principle (1960)

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Released:
1960-11-23

Overview:
During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.

Director:
Jiří Krejčík

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • František Smolík
    as
    Profesor Málek
  • Jana Brejchová
    as
    Jana Skálová
  • Ivan Mistrík
    as
    Vlastík
  • Jan Šmíd
    as
    Frantík
  • Alexandr Postler
    as
    Karel