Higher Principle (1960)
1h 44m
Running Time
November 23, 1960Release Date
Higher Principle (1960)
1h 44m
Running Time
November 23, 1960Release Date
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Plot.
During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.
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Cast & Crew.

František Smolík
Profesor Málek

Jana Brejchová
Jana Skálová

Ivan Mistrík
Vlastík

Jan Šmíd
Frantík

Alexandr Postler
Karel

Petr Kostka
Honza

Radovan Lukavský
Vondráček

Václav Lohniský
Profesor Richter

Marie Lukášová
profesorka

Miroslav Svoboda
profesor

Gustav Hilmar
Vandas

Bohuš Záhorský
Profesor

Marie Vášová
Vlastíkova matka

Otomar Krejča
Dr. Skála

Hannjo Hasse
Komisař Worliczek

Růžena Hejsková
Editor

František Pálka
Wolf

Rudolf Hrušínský
kolaborant Zajíček

Věra Tichánková
hospodyně

Miloš Brož
Creative Producer

Jaromír Ptáček
Executive Producer

Karel Škvor
Production Design

Jiří Pavlík
Sound

Erna Veselá
Costume Design

Jiří Krejčík
Director / Screenplay

Jaroslav Tuzar
Camera Operator

Jan Drda
Screenplay / Short Story

František Milič
Production Manager

František Valert
Assistant Camera

Slávka Tišnovská
Costumer

Zdeněk Liška
Original Music Composer

Václav Štědronský
Set Decoration

Josef Dobřichovský
Editor

Věra Kadlecová
Unit Production Manager

František Belfín
Conductor

Věra Ženíšková
First Assistant Director

Milan Novák
Makeup & Hair

Ivan Šlapeta
Assistant Camera

Miroslav Kubišta
Assistant Director

Ladislav Tomek
Costume Design

Libuše Švejdová
Makeup & Hair

Otakar Košťál
Makeup & Hair

Marie Glázrová

Václav Švec

Rudolf Široký

Ladislav Gzela

Bohuš Hradil

Jitka Frantová

Elmar Kloss

Josef Kozák

Jiří Kodet

Elena Hálková

Nora Houfová

Jindřich Narenta

Bedřich Prokoš

Zuzana Stivínová

Stanislava Seimlová

Vladimír Hlavatý

Karel Pavlík

Jarmila Kurandová

Jan Skopeček

Štěpán Bulejko

Karel Enzmann

Luba Skořepová

Jan Kühnmund

Blažena Slavíčková

František Suk

Michal Staninec

Libuše Švormová

Sheila Och

Anna Procházková

J. Müller
Media.

Details.
Release DateNovember 23, 1960
Original NameVyšší princip
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Filming LocationsVelké náměstí (Hradec Králové), Czech Republic
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
world war ii
based on short story
nazi resistance
Wiki.
Higher Principle (Czech: Vyšší princip) is a Czech drama film based on the eponymous short story from the book Silent Barricade (Czech: Němá barikáda) written by Jan Drda in 1946. The movie was released in 1960 and was temporarily banned in West Germany as the "anti-German film".
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