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Cast
Jiří Adamíra
as Bedřich Branske
Martin Růžek
as Herrmann Cohen
Lenka Fišerová
as Kateřina Horovitzová
Miloš Nedbal
as rabín z Lodže Dajem
Čestmír Řanda
as Ludvík Rappaport
Ilja Prachař
as Oskar Löwenstein
Felix le Breux
as Valter Taubenstock
Vladimír Ráž
as Freddy Klarfeld
Vladimír Hlavatý
as Hugo Varacky
Otto Šimánek
as krejčí
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1965
Runtime1h 07m
LanguageCzech
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, TV Movie
Votes1
DirectorAntonín Moskalyk
WritersArnošt Lustig, Vladislav Čejchan
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsA Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
About A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
A group of wealthy American Jewish businessmen have been captured by the SS and are told that they are to be traded to the American army for several SS officers. However, these hostages are being required to pay bribes for their "transportation costs." In order to ensure that the businessmen will be more cooperative in paying up, a beautiful female singer is placed in their midst as a bargaining chip. The group of hostages are then placed on a train which is supposed to take them to the ship that will deliver them to freedom, but a series of "mishaps" delays their escape.
Directed by Antonín Moskalyk, A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova leans on a strong ensemble — Jiří Adamíra, Martin Růžek, Lenka Fišerová — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1965.
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