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Cast
Milan Riehs
as Fridrich Schmidt vl. jm. Bedřich Šmíd
Jaroslav Moučka
as major VB Sojka
Václav Mareš
as kapitán VB Erba
Svatopluk Matyáš
as redaktor TV Eduard Sucháň
Eduard Cupák
as chemik Dr. Jiří Landkamer
Karolina Slunéčková
as spolužačka Zdena Polanová
Marcela Martínková
as spolužačka Ludmila Koryntová rozená Vlčková
Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková
as sekretářka Gerstlová, příslušnice VB
Jiří Hálek
as dentista Gardavský
Antonín Brtoun
as inženýr Jindřich Průcha
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1977
Runtime—
LanguageCzech
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
Votes1
DirectorDušan Klein
WritersKarel Cop, Jindřich Kühnel
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Case of Dead Schoolmates
About The Case of Dead Schoolmates
A West German businessman Friedrich Schmidt is arriving to Czechoslovakia with private mission and mission for Intelligence service. He wants to settle the old event from the time of the Second World War when he as a student of the Czech grammar school in the town of Kostelec took part at the denunciation of his schoolmate Pavel Richter. Pavel was during the period of Nazi terror following the assassination of Acting Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia Heydrich executed. Schmidt has also to enter into relations with persons suitable for cooperation with the West Intelligence service. Schmidt - earlier, before the German occupation Smíd - meets the schoolmates and endeavors to avert suspicion that arose already at the time of the tragic event.
Directed by Dušan Klein, The Case of Dead Schoolmates leans on a strong ensemble — Milan Riehs, Jaroslav Moučka, Václav Mareš — 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 1977.
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