Overview
The plot begins in the Soviet Union showing first efforts to establish the Czechoslovak legion in 1942. The film also shows the assassination of Heydrich and the subsequent annihilation of Lidice. The main topis of the film is battles with German troops for Sokolovo.
Fun facts
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Sequels
Follows Days of Betrayal and is followed by Osvobození Prahy
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Collection
Part of The War Trilogy
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Music
Music by Zdeněk Liška
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Andrej Barla
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Otakar VávraStory, Screenplay
- Miloslav FáberaScreenplay, Story
- Nikolai FigurovskyScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 9, 1975
- Original language
- Czech
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union
- Collection
- The War Trilogy
Production
Cast
Ladislav ChudíkGen. Ludvík Svoboda
Vladimir Samoylov
Yuriy SolominGenerál Safarenko
Bohumil PastorekDr. Edvard Beneš
Martin ŠtěpánekNpor. Otokar Jaroš
Lev IvanovNáměstek lidového komisaře
Jiří PleskotDr. Edvard Beneš
Hannjo HasseReynhard Heydrich
Vladimír RážIngr
Josef LangmilerFierlinger- Ladislav HádlKopecký
Ivan RyzhovPplk. Biljutin
Yuriy Nazarov
Semyon Morozov
Lyudmila Gladunko
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Raisa Pyrozhenko
Lyubov Sokolova
Nikolay Eryomenko
Štefan KvietikSpígl
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