Czechoslovakian Zbynek Brynych directs this psychological drama set in World War II Terezin ghetto. A dark, visual portrayal of the trials and tribulations the Theresienstadt people faced on a daily basis presented in a series of memorable stories. Their hopes and dreams unfold against the perpetual threat of deportation (or worse) by the Nazis. Based on the novel "Night and Hope" by Arnost Lustig.
Cast
Zdeněk Štěpánek
David Löewenbach
Ilja Prachař
Moric Herz
Ladislav Pešek
Roubíček
Jindřich Narenta
Generál SS Knecht
Vlastimil Brodský
Mukl
Čestmír Řanda
Marmulstaub
Jiří Vršťala
Binde
Jaroslav Raušer
Von Holler
Walter Taub
Spiegel
Martin Gregor
Unknown
Josef Abrhám
Unknown
Josef Vinklář
Vágus
Jaroslav Rozsíval
Unknown
Jiřina Štěpničková
Unknown
Jiří Němeček
Vlastimil Fiala
František Němec
Unknown
Helga Čočková
Líza
Juraj Herz
Unknown
Vladimír Hrabánek
Unknown
Rudolf Cortés
Unknown
Václav Vondráček
Unknown
Vladimír Navrátil
Unknown
Štěpán Bulejko
Unknown
Zdeněk Braunschläger
Unknown
Vladimír Linka
Unknown
Zdeněk Jelínek
Unknown
Emanuel Kovařík
Unknown
Marta Richterová
Anna
Jan Šmíd
Unknown
Ladislav Potměšil
Unknown
Miroslav Svoboda
Mayer
František Löring
Unknown
Fred Bulín
Unknown
Robert Morávek
Unknown
Oskar Hák
Unknown
Zlatomír Vacek
Unknown
Maurice Orion
Unknown
Anny Freyová
Unknown
Jindřich Poledňa
Unknown
Alois Čuřík
Unknown
Karel Šmíd
Unknown
František Šeba
Unknown
Jaroslava Tvrzníková
Líza (voice)
Crew
Zbyněk Brynych
Director, Screenplay
Arnošt Lustig
Screenplay, Book
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Jitka Šulcová
Assistant Editor
Jan Čuřík
Director of Photography
Jiří Hartman
First Assistant Director
Juraj Herz
Assistant Director
Jiří Šebor
Executive Producer
Karel Škvor
Production Design
František Uldrich
Camera Operator
Jiří Pospíšil
Assistant Camera
Jiří Macák
Assistant Camera
Ester Krumbachová
Costume Design
Jarmila Romanová
Costumer
Anna Blažková
Costumer
Vladimír Petřina
Makeup & Hair
Ivana Peštuková
Makeup & Hair
Petr Hovorka
Makeup & Hair
Miloš Alster
Sound
Jiří Sternwald
Original Music Composer
Josef Calta
Set Decoration
Ludmila Sovová
Set Decoration
Miloš Sršeň
Set Decoration
Miloslav Mirvald
Still Photographer
Helena Pokorná
Script Supervisor
Jaroslava Čapková
Clapper Loader
Jaroslav Brabenec
Assistant Production Design
Jiří Pokorný
Production Manager
Vladimír Bor
Creative Producer
Jaroslav Solnička
Assistant Production Manager
Jaroslav Jaroš
Unit Manager
Ludmila Venclíková
Unit Manager
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