Directed by:
Petr SchulhoffCinematography:
Jiří VojtaComposer:
Pavel BlatnýCast:
Rudolf Hrušínský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Jiří Pleskot, Jaroslav Moučka, Zdeněk Kutil, Ferdinand Krůta, Lola Skrbková, Věra Tichánková, František Peterka (more)Plots(1)
The second in a trio of detective films by director Petr Schulhoff starring major Kalaš (a minimalist Rudolf Hrušínský) shot in the years 1963–1969, depicts the search for a sex offender who murdered a nurse in the woods. The film was inspired by the true case of a seven-time murderer. Kalaš and his younger colleague Varga (Radoslav Brzobohatý) try to apprehend the murderer, who has already killed more than once, with the help of members of the police force. The reconstruction of an assault on another young lady, who survived the attack, helps to solve the case. The setting, in dreary winter countryside and on paint-peeled and muddy village streets, helps to successfully deepen the impressive atmosphere, as does the use of background music which is sometimes almost horror-like. (Noir Film Festival)
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Jiří Vondrovič
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Nebe a dudy (1941)
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
Poslední mohykán (1947)
Vincenc Vávra
Best movies:
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
On the Trail of Blood (1969)
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
Vladimír Foukal
Best movies:
On the Trail of Blood (1969)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
Robert Morávek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
The Portrait (1947)
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1969)
Jarmila Rašilovová
Best movies:
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
The Tricky Game of Love (1971)
Oldřich Velen
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
All My Compatriots (1968)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Karel Pavlík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Men About Town (1969)