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Cast
Lubomír Lipský
as choreograf Laube
Stanislav Šimek
as tanečník Procházka
Miroslav Horníček
as kapitán Chrástek
Jaroslav Satoranský
as poručík Mareček
Lenka Fišerová
as tanečnice Jana Pilátová
Gabriela Vránová
as průvodkyně zájezdů Alena Volná
Květa Fialová
as tanečnice Milada Havlová
Jiří Vršťala
as pašerák Filip Lavedan
Waldemar Matuška
as pašerák Orbigny
Jiří Mikota
as nadporučík Antoš
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1967
Runtime1h 27m
LanguageCzech
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
Votes1
DirectorAntonín Kachlík
WritersPavel Hejcman, Vladimír Bor, Antonín Kachlík
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDeath Behind a Curtain
About Death Behind a Curtain
Members of an organised group smuggling heroin from France to Italy send a new shipment of the drug via Sweden, the GDR and Czechoslovakia. A new ballet is about to premiere at the Fibich Theatre in Prague. However, the situation is complicated by a horrific event: prima ballerina Milada Havlová is found dead in her dressing room. The autopsy and the first analyses reveal that she died of a heroin overdose. Captain Chrástek is in charge of the investigation and believes that it is not an accident but murder. An investigation unfolds that reveals not only the strained relationships between the members of the ballet company, but above all an international criminal network...
Directed by Antonín Kachlík, Death Behind a Curtain leans on a strong ensemble — Lubomír Lipský, Stanislav Šimek, Miroslav Horníček — 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 1967.
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