Zbabelec (1962)

In this moral study of heroism set in a remote Slovak village in the closing days of World War II, a schoolteacher and his young wife find a wounded Soviet parachutist in their front yard just as the Germans are coming in to occupy their village. As his wife readily becomes involved with anti-German partisans, the schoolteacher collaborates with the Germans, but at the end of his humiliation, finds the courage to save his honor and the innocent victims of the Germans.

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Summary Details
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresDrama War
FilmmakersRole
Jirí Weiss Director
Ivan Bukovcan Writer
Ota Ornest Writer
Jirí Weiss Writer
Jirí Srnka Composer
Josef Strecha Cinematographer
Miroslav Hájek Editor
Bohuslav Kulic Production Designer
CastRole
Daniela Smutná
Frantiska Bednárová
Ladislav Chudík
ucitel Bednár
Oleg Strizhenov
partyzán Oleg
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
nemecký porucík Schmolka