A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova (1965)

Genre : Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 7M

Director : Antonín Moskalyk
Writer : Arnošt Lustig, Vladimír Čejchan

Synopsis

A group of wealthy American Jewish businessmen have been captured by the SS and are told that they are to be traded to the American army for several SS officers. However, these hostages are being required to pay bribes for their "transportation costs." In order to ensure that the businessmen will be more cooperative in paying up, a beautiful female singer is placed in their midst as a bargaining chip. The group of hostages are then placed on a train which is supposed to take them to the ship that will deliver them to freedom, but a series of "mishaps" delays their escape.

Actors

Jiří Adamíra
Jiří Adamíra
Bedřich Branske
Martin Růžek
Martin Růžek
Herrmann Cohen
Lenka Fišerová
Lenka Fišerová
Kateřina Horovitzová
Miloš Nedbal
Miloš Nedbal
rabín z Lodže Dajem
Čestmír Řanda
Čestmír Řanda
Ludvík Rappaport
Ilja Prachař
Ilja Prachař
Oskar Löwenstein
Felix le Breux
Felix le Breux
Valter Taubenstock
Vladimír Ráž
Vladimír Ráž
Freddy Klarfeld
Vladimír Hlavatý
Vladimír Hlavatý
Hugo Varacky
Otto Šimánek
Otto Šimánek
krejčí
Jiří Bruder
Jiří Bruder
Schillinger
Antonín Molčík
Antonín Molčík
Sepp Hojer

Crews

Antonín Moskalyk
Antonín Moskalyk
Director
Arnošt Lustig
Arnošt Lustig
Novel
Arnošt Lustig
Arnošt Lustig
Screenplay
Vladimír Čejchan
Vladimír Čejchan
Screenplay
Miloslav Jandera
Miloslav Jandera
Makeup & Hair
Jarmila Konečná
Jarmila Konečná
Costume Design
Adolf Böhm
Adolf Böhm
Sound
Jan Chaloupek
Jan Chaloupek
Editor
Miloš Ditrich
Miloš Ditrich
Production Design
Luboš Fišer
Luboš Fišer
Original Music Composer
František Belfín
František Belfín
Conductor
Miloslav Vaněk
Miloslav Vaněk
Production Manager
Jiří Kadaňka
Jiří Kadaňka
Director of Photography

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