Higher Principle

Higher Principle (1960)

23/11/1960
Drama
1h 44m

Overview

During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.

  • Jiří KrejčíkDirector, Screenplay
  • Jan DrdaScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Vyšší princip

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Czech

Keywords

  • world war ii
  • based on short story
  • anti-nazi resistance

Top Billed Cast

František Smolík

František Smolík

Profesor Málek

Jana Brejchová

Jana Brejchová

Jana Skálová

Ivan Mistrík

Ivan Mistrík

Vlastík

Jan Šmíd

Frantík

Alexandr Postler

Alexandr Postler

Karel

Petr Kostka

Petr Kostka

Honza

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

Vondráček

Václav Lohniský

Václav Lohniský

Profesor Richter

Marie Lukášová

profesorka

Miroslav Svoboda

profesor

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