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The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night (1990)

Genre : Drama, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Evald Schorm
Writer : Zdeněk Mahler, Evald Schorm

Synopsis

An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells of what happens when a sequence of mysterious events take place, including the disappearance of the stationmaster. While everything has a rational explanation, collective paranoia takes hold and everyone’s worst instincts are released. Interrogations, the abolition of rights and the search for scapegoats ultimately lead to murder

Actors

Jan Kačer
Jan Kačer
Bohumil Šmída
Bohumil Šmída
Jan Libíček
Jan Libíček
Joker
Květa Fialová
Květa Fialová
Josef Bek
Josef Bek
Baritone / Christ
Bohumil Švarc
Bohumil Švarc
Luba Skořepová
Luba Skořepová
Josef Němeček
Josef Němeček
Vladimír Jedenáctík
Vladimír Jedenáctík
Jaroslav Wagner-Klenka
Jaroslav Wagner-Klenka
Jana Marková
Jana Marková
Václav Špidla
Václav Špidla
Vladimír Ptáček
Vladimír Ptáček
Eva Řepíková
Eva Řepíková
Václav Trégl
Václav Trégl
Jaroslav Mareš
Jaroslav Mareš
Jiří Hálek
Jiří Hálek
Train Dispatcher
Nina Divíšková
Nina Divíšková
Train Dispatcher's Wife
Karel Hovorka
Karel Hovorka
Karel Bělohradský
Karel Bělohradský
Zdeněk Sedláček
Zdeněk Sedláček
Božena Böhmová
Božena Böhmová
Václav Babka
Václav Babka
Jana Posseltová
Jana Posseltová
Josef Elsner
Josef Elsner
Pavel Jiras
Pavel Jiras
Vladimír Hrabánek
Vladimír Hrabánek
Jiří Lír
Jiří Lír
Josefa Pechlátová
Josefa Pechlátová
Jindřiška Gabriela Preissová
Jindřiška Gabriela Preissová
Václav Kotva
Václav Kotva
Josef Engel
Josef Engel
Jaroslav Klenot
Jaroslav Klenot
Jiří Plachý
Jiří Plachý
Zdeněk Srstka
Zdeněk Srstka
Jaroslav Tomsa
Jaroslav Tomsa
Karel Vítek
Karel Vítek
Josef A. Stehlík
Josef A. Stehlík
Ladislav Gzela
Ladislav Gzela
J. Havlíková
J. Havlíková

Crews

Evald Schorm
Evald Schorm
Director
Václav Hanuš
Václav Hanuš
Cinematography
Josef Dobřichovský
Josef Dobřichovský
Editor
Lída Novotná
Lída Novotná
Costume Design
Josef Krameš
Josef Krameš
First Assistant Director
Milena Kropáčková
Milena Kropáčková
Assistant Director
Anna Lackovičová
Anna Lackovičová
Assistant Director
Zdeněk Mahler
Zdeněk Mahler
Story
Zdeněk Mahler
Zdeněk Mahler
Screenplay
Evald Schorm
Evald Schorm
Screenplay
Antonín Máša
Antonín Máša
Dramaturgy
Václav Hanuš
Václav Hanuš
Director of Photography
Michal Kulič
Michal Kulič
Camera Operator
Jiří Pospíšil
Jiří Pospíšil
Assistant Camera
Karel Lier
Karel Lier
Production Design
Jiří Cvrček
Jiří Cvrček
Set Decoration
Bohumil Kadlec
Bohumil Kadlec
Set Decoration
Jiří Pekárek
Jiří Pekárek
Set Decoration
Karel Janda
Karel Janda
Set Decoration
Eva Martincová
Eva Martincová
Costumer
Jaroslava Váňová
Jaroslava Váňová
Costumer
Vladimír Černý
Vladimír Černý
Makeup & Hair
Jaroslav Čermák
Jaroslav Čermák
Makeup & Hair
Janina Bursová
Janina Bursová
Makeup & Hair
František Fabián
František Fabián
Sound
Věra Kadlecová
Věra Kadlecová
Production Manager
Miroslav Dousek
Miroslav Dousek
Unit Production Manager
Václav Havlík
Václav Havlík
Unit Production Manager
Vladimír Tišer
Vladimír Tišer
Assistant Production Manager
Jan Milič
Jan Milič
Assistant Production Manager
Jan Klusák
Jan Klusák
Original Music Composer
František Belfín
František Belfín
Conductor
Bedřich Kubala
Bedřich Kubala
Creative Producer
Ladislav Novotný
Ladislav Novotný
Executive Producer
Olga Dostálová
Olga Dostálová
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