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Cast
Rudolf Hrušínský
as major VB Kalaš
Vladimír Ptáček
as poručík VB Vlach
Ilja Prachař
as podplukovník VB Tesař
Karel Dellapina
as hajný Frič
Vladimír Huber
as MUDr. Vít, lékař v Dubé
Milada Ježková
as Šindlerová
Michal Kožuch
as Cihlář Fojt
Luděk Nešleha
as Fojtův syn
Hana Brejchová
as hostinská Vlasta Veselá
Vladimír Kudla
as kočí Antonín Vavroch
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1970
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageCzech
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
Votes8
DirectorPetr Schulhoff
WritersPetr Schulhoff
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsOn the Trail of Blood
About On the Trail of Blood
Major Kalas from the Prague criminal intelligence service has been sent to a small town of Dubá in North Bohemia to help with the investigation of the puzzling death of a child. A gypsy boy has been killed three weeks ago and his body found under a rock. As the investigation continues, another dead boy is found. The boy has bled to death after someone cut his artery with a handsaw. Both deaths are obviously the work of a murderer - a perverted pedophile, sadist who gets sexual satisfaction from the sight of a young boy's blood.
Directed by Petr Schulhoff, On the Trail of Blood leans on a strong ensemble — Rudolf Hrušínský, Vladimír Ptáček, Ilja Prachař — 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 crime titles of 1970.
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