The Motive for Murder (1975)

  • NR
  • 04/04/1975 (XC)
  • Crime
  • 1h 30m

Overview

A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.

Jiří Svoboda

Story, Screenplay, Director

Tomáš Svoboda

Screenplay, Director

Karel Štorkán

Story

Julius Matula

Director

Cast

Ilja Prachař's headshot

Ilja Prachař

Karas (segment "Víkend")
Antonie Hegerliková's headshot

Antonie Hegerliková

Karasová (segment "Víkend")
Helga Čočková's headshot

Helga Čočková

Šteklová (segment "Víkend")
Zdena Studenková's headshot

Zdena Studenková

Věra (segment "Víkend")
Vlado Černý's headshot

Vlado Černý

Petr (segment "Víkend")
Vlastimil Hašek's headshot

Vlastimil Hašek

Štekl (segment "Víkend")
František Hanus's headshot

František Hanus

Cyril (segment "Víkend")
Eva Friedrichová's headshot

Eva Friedrichová

Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")

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