Name: The Ear
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1990-01-01
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Cast: Radoslav Brzobohatý, Jiřina Bohdalová, Bořivoj Navrátil

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Fingerprint

Feels like real life.
Pulls you in.
Weighs on you.
Holds up a mirror.
Draws you into power games.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+19)
Critics 100Audiences 81GoodWatch 89
Tomatometer100%
Audience score85%
IMDb7.6
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for mysteries, −7 min on the typical 102
typical 10295
Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1990
January 1, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
MysteryDramaThriller
Language
Czech
Original language
Made in
XC
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityModerate
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 4
Karel Kachyňa Director, Screenplay
Milada Mikešová First Assistant Director
Jaroslava Čapková Assistant Director
Karel Brchel Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Jan Procházka Story, Creative Producer, Screenplay
Production · 5
Erich Švabík Executive Producer
Karel Vejřík Production Manager
Rudolf Mos Unit Production Manager
Ladislav Dražan Unit Production Manager
Antonín Šimral Assistant Production Manager
Camera · 3
Josef Illík Director of Photography
Adolf Hejzlar Camera Operator
Jan Hanzal Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
Miroslav Hájek Editor
Sound · 3
Svatopluk Havelka Original Music Composer
Pavel Kühn Conductor
Jiří Lenoch Sound
Art · 5
Oldřich Okáč Production Design
Ester Krumbachová Art Direction, Costume Design
Jiří Žebrakovský Set Decoration
Ladislav Winkelhöfer Set Decoration
Čestmír Diviš Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 5
Stanislav Petřek Makeup & Hair
Anna Volšičková Makeup & Hair
Dagmar Krausová Costumer
Jiří Nevařil Makeup & Hair
Dana Poláková Costumer