A Life at Stake (1956)
1956 · 1h 41m · Drama
Genres: Drama
The year is 1941 and the German Nazis rule Bohemia with a free hand. Engineer Otakar Racek is an extremely cautious man who tries to avoid problems at all costs. While some of his colleagues are being arrested by the Gestapo, he receives an offer to become the director of a new department.
Director: Jiří Weiss
Writers: Jiří Weiss, Karel Josef Beneš
Music by: Jiří Srnka
Cinematography: Vladimír Novotný
Editor: Miroslav Hájek
Cast
Karel Höger as Engineer Otakar RacekVlasta Chramostová as Vlasta, Racek's wifeJaroslav Someš as Bedřich, the eldest son of the RaceksJaroslav Drahan as Mirek, the younger son of the RaceksZdeněk Dítě as resistance fighter Ondřej RýdlSoňa Neumannová as Racková, Otakar's motherOtomar Krejča as Deputy Rudolf KaderaFrantišek Holar as GestapoJindřich Narenta as GestapoStanislav Neumann as doorman DobešJosef Bek as supervisor Josef FrouzVlasta Vlasáková as Tonička, Frouz's wifeMore like this
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