The Island of the Silver Herons (1977)

  • NR
  • 05/22/1977 (DE)
  • Drama
  • 1h 15m

Overview

The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them. Heinrich comes from an officer's family with an army tradition and is preparing to enter cadet college. Paul's father and grandfather are workers, and Willi, left to depend on himself, works as a hotel messenger. The last year of the war is hard for everyone, but while Paul and Willi know their own minds and do not hesitate to help the war fugitives Tony and Sepp, for Heinrich everything is more complicated.

Jaromil Jireš

Director

František Pavlíček

Screenplay

Inge Heym

Screenplay

Cast

Erwin Geschonneck's headshot

Erwin Geschonneck

Colonel von Bülow
Günter Naumann's headshot

Günter Naumann

Sepp Erdmann
Vladimír Dlouhý's headshot

Vladimír Dlouhý

Tony
Michal Vavruša's headshot

Michal Vavruša

Heinrich von Bülow
Petr Voříšek's headshot

Petr Voříšek

Paul Meyer
Tomáš Vacek's headshot

Tomáš Vacek

Willi
Heidemarie Wenzel's headshot

Heidemarie Wenzel

Hilda von Bülow
Iva Bittová's headshot

Iva Bittová

Tereza

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