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Diamonds of the Night (1964)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 7M

Director : Jan Němec
Writer : Arnošt Lustig, Jan Němec

Synopsis

A tense, brutal story of two Jewish boys who escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another. Ultimately, they are hunted down by a group of old, armed home-guardists. The film goes beyond the themes of war and anti-Nazism and concerns itself with man's struggle to preserve human dignity.

Actors

Ladislav Janský
Ladislav Janský
The First
Antonín Kumbera
Antonín Kumbera
The Second
Ilse Bischofová
Ilse Bischofová
The Woman
August Bischof
August Bischof
Ivan Asič
Ivan Asič
Jan Říha
Jan Říha
Josef Koblížek
Josef Koblížek
Josef Koggel
Josef Koggel
Josef Kubát
Josef Kubát
Rudolf Lukášek
Rudolf Lukášek
Oskar Müller
Oskar Müller
Bohumil Moudrý
Bohumil Moudrý
Karel Navrátil
Karel Navrátil
Evžen Pichl
Evžen Pichl
František Procházka
František Procházka
Anton Schich
Anton Schich
Rudolf Stolle
Rudolf Stolle
František Vrána
František Vrána
Vladimír Pucholt
Vladimír Pucholt
Second (voice)

Crews

Jan Němec
Jan Němec
Director
Jaroslav Kučera
Jaroslav Kučera
Director of Photography
Miroslav Hájek
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Oldřich Bosák
Oldřich Bosák
Production Design
Ester Krumbachová
Ester Krumbachová
Costume Design
František Černý
František Černý
Sound
Hynek Bočan
Hynek Bočan
First Assistant Director
Jiřina Matiasková
Jiřina Matiasková
Script
Arnošt Lustig
Arnošt Lustig
Short Story
Arnošt Lustig
Arnošt Lustig
Screenplay
Jan Němec
Jan Němec
Screenplay
Miroslav Ondříček
Miroslav Ondříček
Camera Operator
Petr Čech
Petr Čech
Assistant Camera
Ivan Vojnár
Ivan Vojnár
Assistant Camera
Bohumil Nový
Bohumil Nový
Assistant Production Design
Jan David
Jan David
Set Decoration
Libor Speychal
Libor Speychal
Set Decoration
Zdena Šnajdarová
Zdena Šnajdarová
Costumer
Jaroslava Komárková
Jaroslava Komárková
Costumer
Vladimír Petřina
Vladimír Petřina
Makeup & Hair
František Příhoda
František Příhoda
Makeup & Hair
Jitka Šulcová
Jitka Šulcová
Assistant Editor
Lubomír Zajíc
Lubomír Zajíc
Sound Assistant
Miloš Bergl
Miloš Bergl
Production Manager
Zdeňka Černá
Zdeňka Černá
Unit Production Manager
Josef Mára
Josef Mára
Unit Production Manager
Ladislav Dražan
Ladislav Dražan
Assistant Production Manager
Vladimíra Kopecká
Vladimíra Kopecká
Assistant Production Manager
Lubomír Novotný
Lubomír Novotný
Assistant Production Manager
Jiřina Znamenáčková
Jiřina Znamenáčková
Clapper Loader
Bohumil Ženíšek
Bohumil Ženíšek
Gaffer
Jiří Stach
Jiří Stach
Still Photographer
Miloslav Dvořák
Miloslav Dvořák
Props
Erich Švabík
Erich Švabík
Executive Producer
Jan Procházka
Jan Procházka
Creative Producer
Bohumír Brunclík
Bohumír Brunclík
Sound Effects
Arnošt Lustig
Arnošt Lustig
Writer
Jan Němec
Jan Němec
Writer

Trailers and other movies

Diamonds of the Night (Jan Němec, 1964)

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