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A Prominent Patient (2017)

Czechoslovakia vs. Nazi Germany

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 46M

Director : Julius Ševčík
Writer : Alex Königsmark, Julius Ševčík, Petr Kolečko

Synopsis

In 1939, Czech diplomat Jan Masaryk flees to the United States to escape his recent past: Germany has invaded Czechoslovakia and he is now a man with no nation; because, as the Czechoslovak ambassador in London, he failed to win the support of the British and could not avert the fall of his country and the outbreak of the World War II.

Actors

Karel Roden
Karel Roden
Masaryk
Hanns Zischler
Hanns Zischler
Dr. Stein
Arly Jover
Arly Jover
Marcia Davenport
Oldřich Kaiser
Oldřich Kaiser
Edvard Beneš
Paul Nicholas
Paul Nicholas
Neville Chamberlain
Milton Welsh
Milton Welsh
Georges Bonnet
Dermot Crowley
Dermot Crowley
Lord Halifax
Tim Preece
Tim Preece
Sir Robert Vansittart
Gina Bramhill
Gina Bramhill
Annie Higgins
James Flynn
James Flynn
Sir Henry Higgins
Susan Lawson-Reynolds
Susan Lawson-Reynolds
Nurse Blake
Katya Boirand
Katya Boirand
Waitress
Emília Vášáryová
Emília Vášáryová
Blaženka
Eva Herzigová
Eva Herzigová
Madla
Joan Blackham
Joan Blackham
Mrs. Fitzgerald
Kevin Michael Clarke
Kevin Michael Clarke
Parliamentary
Tobiáš Čížek
Tobiáš Čížek
Boy
Marek Dobeš
Marek Dobeš
Rabiát
Hoji Fortuna
Hoji Fortuna
Dr. Sheldon
Ján Greššo
Ján Greššo
Milan Hodža
Ady Hajdu
Ady Hajdu
Oskar
Martin Hofmann
Martin Hofmann
President's Secretary
Ján Jackuliak
Ján Jackuliak
Prime Minister Hodža's Secretary
Robert Jašków
Robert Jašków
Emanuel Moravec
Ignát Kinol
Ignát Kinol
Soldier
Zuzana Krónerová
Zuzana Krónerová
Alice Masaryková
Kateřina Lojdová
Kateřina Lojdová
Hana Benešová
Štěpán Markovič
Štěpán Markovič
Saxophonist
Booda
Booda
Bodyguard
Robert Nebřenský
Robert Nebřenský
Jan Bohumír Syrový
Jack John Noonan
Jack John Noonan
Receptionist
Jiří Ornest
Jiří Ornest
Tomáš G. Masaryk
Rostislav Osička
Rostislav Osička
Boxing Referee
Marián Paulovič
Marián Paulovič
Messenger
Pierre Peyrichout
Pierre Peyrichout
General Maurice Gustav Gamelin
Michael Pitthan
Michael Pitthan
Speaker
John Poston
John Poston
Sgt. Moore
Abigail Rice
Abigail Rice
Chamberlain's Secretary
Zdeněk Sedláček
Zdeněk Sedláček
Jiří Nečas
Lívia Obručnik Vénosová
Lívia Obručnik Vénosová
Soprano
Aneta Vignerová
Aneta Vignerová
Night Receptionist
Jiří Vyorálek
Jiří Vyorálek
Konrad Henlein
Joe Weintraub
Joe Weintraub
Man With a Gun
Jiří Žaloudek
Jiří Žaloudek
Roger

Crews

Julius Ševčík
Julius Ševčík
Director
Martin Štrba
Martin Štrba
Director of Photography
Michał Lorenc
Michał Lorenc
Original Music Composer
Marek Opatrný
Marek Opatrný
Editor
Rudolf Biermann
Rudolf Biermann
Producer
Julius Ševčík
Julius Ševčík
Producer
Alex Königsmark
Alex Königsmark
Screenplay
Julius Ševčík
Julius Ševčík
Screenplay
Petr Kolečko
Petr Kolečko
Screenplay

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