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A Life at Stake (1956)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Jiří Weiss
Writer : Jiří Weiss, K. J. Beneš

Synopsis

Actors

Karel Höger
Karel Höger
Engineer Otakar Racek
Vlasta Chramostová
Vlasta Chramostová
Vlasta, Racek's wife
Jaroslav Someš
Jaroslav Someš
Bedřich, the eldest son of the Raceks
Jaroslav Drahan
Jaroslav Drahan
Mirek, the younger son of the Raceks
Zdeněk Dítě
Zdeněk Dítě
resistance fighter Ondřej Rýdl
Soňa Neumannová
Soňa Neumannová
Racková, Otakar's mother
Otomar Krejča
Otomar Krejča
Deputy Rudolf Kadera
František Holar
František Holar
Gestapo
Jindřich Narenta
Jindřich Narenta
Gestapo
Stanislav Neumann
Stanislav Neumann
doorman Dobeš
Josef Bek
Josef Bek
supervisor Josef Frouz
Vlasta Vlasáková
Vlasta Vlasáková
Tonička, Frouz's wife
Gustav Heverle
Gustav Heverle
eng. Kubišta
Josef Mráz
Josef Mráz
Jana Dítětová
Jana Dítětová
worker Zdenka, Pour's wife
Vladimír Hlavatý
Vladimír Hlavatý
Tomeš
Jaroslav Mareš
Jaroslav Mareš
detektiv Brotánek
Felix le Breux
Felix le Breux
owner of the detective agency Alois Barvík
Rudolf Deyl
Rudolf Deyl
jr. caretaker
Věra Kalendová
Věra Kalendová
worker
Emil Kavan
Emil Kavan
chimney-sweep
Miloš Vavruška
Miloš Vavruška
resistance fighter Berka
Marie Kratochvílová
Marie Kratochvílová
Nazist
Marcela Sedláčková
Marcela Sedláčková
secretary Müllerová
Václav Postránecký
Václav Postránecký
Jarda, son of the Frouzs
Marta Májová
Marta Májová
woman on the street
Gustav Hrdlička
Gustav Hrdlička
clerk
Miroslav Moravec
Miroslav Moravec
german soldier
Martin Skyba
Martin Skyba
german soldier

Crews

Jiří Weiss
Jiří Weiss
Director
Vladimír Novotný
Vladimír Novotný
Director of Photography
Bohuslav Kulič
Bohuslav Kulič
Production Design
Karel Postřehovský
Karel Postřehovský
Costume Design
Miloslav Hůrka
Miloslav Hůrka
Sound
František Šindelář
František Šindelář
Sound
Miroslav Hájek
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Jiří Weiss
Jiří Weiss
Screenplay
K. J. Beneš
K. J. Beneš
Screenplay
K. J. Beneš
K. J. Beneš
Novel
Jiří Srnka
Jiří Srnka
Original Music Composer
Milada Mikešová
Milada Mikešová
First Assistant Director
Hugo Huška
Hugo Huška
Assistant Director
Alena Nová
Alena Nová
Assistant Director
Jiří Šafář
Jiří Šafář
Assistant Camera
Stanislav Pavlík
Stanislav Pavlík
Set Decoration
Jarmila Romanová
Jarmila Romanová
Costumer
Gustav Hrdlička
Gustav Hrdlička
Makeup & Hair
Jaroslav Čermák
Jaroslav Čermák
Makeup & Hair
František Novotný
František Novotný
Makeup & Hair
Josef Ouzký
Josef Ouzký
Production Manager
Vratislav Innemann
Vratislav Innemann
Unit Production Manager
František Belfín
František Belfín
Conductor
František Daniel
František Daniel
Creative Producer
Karel Feix
Karel Feix
Executive Producer

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