Higher Principle (1961)

  • NR
  • 05/22/1961 (SU)
  • Drama
  • 1h 44m

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.

Jiří Krejčík

Director, Screenplay

Jan Drda

Screenplay

Cast

František Smolík's headshot

František Smolík

Profesor Málek
Jana Brejchová's headshot

Jana Brejchová

Jana Skálová
Ivan Mistrík's headshot

Ivan Mistrík

Vlastík
Jan Šmíd's headshot

Jan Šmíd

Frantík
Alexandr Postler's headshot

Alexandr Postler

Karel
Petr Kostka's headshot

Petr Kostka

Honza
Radovan Lukavský's headshot

Radovan Lukavský

Vondráček
Václav Lohniský's headshot

Václav Lohniský

Profesor Richter

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