
The Great Unknown
1970-10-23 · 85 min · ★ 5.0
Three detective stories, three different views of life and death... Collection of three horror short stories.
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- Directors
- Pavel Hobl
- Production companies
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
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Gustav NezvalProfesor Just
Andrea ČunderlíkováLenka Tanátová
Alena Kreuzmannová
Jana PreissováKamarádka Lenky
Jana BřežkováDívka v informacích
Jiří Hrzán
František Husák
Bohuslav ČápDocent
Marie MálkováAnezka Cerná
Jana Šulcová
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