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Prague at Zero Hour

1963-07-06 · 79 min · ★ 9.0

Drama

Czech friends help refugees from Nazi Germany escape in 1939.

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Directors
Miloš Makovec
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
Czechoslovakia, East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ivo PalecIvo PalecHonza Král - student
Jutta HoffmannJutta HoffmannToni Halbe - German student
Lubor TokošLubor TokošMUDr. Jirí Zeman
Vlastimil HašekVlastimil HašekJosef Hrbek - czech communist
Stefan LisewskiStefan LisewskiOtto Thüringer - German communist
Ernst KahlerErnst KahlerHermann Schneider
Vladimír HlavatýVladimír HlavatýBoiler Brázda
Horst PreuskerHorst PreuskerGruppenführer Balthazar
Josef BekJosef BekKilian
Hans FinohrSiegfried Adler
Vladimír BrabecVladimír BrabecMUDr. Fahoun
Hans-Dieter SchlegelFranz Kluge - nazis
Emilie Urbanová-JeřábkováLandlady Posová
Raoul SchránilRaoul SchránilConstable
Magda Maděrová
Josef Bartůněk
Soběslav SejkSoběslav Sejk
Jiří Schulz
Ladislav Gzela
Karel PeyrDr. Hák

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