4.2Summary
American agents hijack a plane on the Ostrava-Prague route to launch a campaign against the People's Democratic Czechoslovakia. The plane lands in West Germany, but the Americans have an unexpected problem convincing the hijackers to stay in the West. Based on a true story.
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Cast
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Jiří Dohnalpassenger Horvát, deputy
Ladislav Pešekpassenger Prokop, development worker
Bohuš Záhorskýpassenger Ryšánek, associate professor
Jaroslav Marešpassenger Tonic, fitter
Božena Obrovápassenger Liduška, Toník's wife
Miloš Kopeckýpassenger Rychman, musician
Soňa Červenápassenger Grábnerová, the pilot's wife
Rudolf Deylpassenger Karfík, engineer
František Hanuspassenger, forester
František Peterkapassenger boxer
Oldřich Vykypělaircraft captain František Brázda
Eduard Dubskýpilot Josef Grábner, wrecker
Rudolf Hrušínskýmechanic Karel Král, wrecker
Ladislav BoháčCzechoslovak consul
Jaroslav PrůchaSoviet delegate to the UN
Jiří MyronUS delegate to the UN Harris
Eduard KohoutUS General Carrigan
Bedřich KarenAmerican Colonel Mike Jacobs
Miloš NedbalUS Major Morris, a member of intelligence
Felix le Breuxamerický agent Douglas
Josef HlinomazAmerican Chef King
Josef ElsnerGerman Wanke, a former member of the Gestapo
Jan SkopečekNěmec Wünsch, editor Red Flag
Crew
- Directed by
- Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos
- Written by
- Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos, František Břetislav Kunc
- Produced by
- Štěpán Skalský, Rudolf Wolf, Gustav Rohan
- Music by
- Jiří Šust
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Facts
January 30, 1953 · 1 h 53 min · Drama
- Released
- January 30, 1953
- Runtime
- 1 h 53 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- Czech
- Made in
- XC