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Barrandov Studios, once one of Europe’s most modern film factories, became both a cultural refuge and a propaganda tool under Nazi occupation, churning out Czech comedies and romances to keep the public distracted while its actors mingled with German authorities. After the war, many of those same stars faced accusations of collaboration, their meteoric Protectorate-era fame tainted by the compromises they made to keep the cameras rolling under shifting regimes.Read moreLess
Barrandov Studios, once one of Europe’s most modern film factories, became both a cultural refuge and a propaganda tool under Nazi occupation, churning out Czech comedies and romances to keep the public distracted while its actors mingled with German authorities. After the war, many of those same stars faced accusations of collaboration, their meteoric Protectorate-era fame tainted by the compromises they made to keep the cameras rolling under shifting regimes.
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Barrandov Studios, once one of Europe’s most modern film factories, became both a cultural refuge and a propaganda tool under Nazi occupation, churning out Czech comedies and romances to keep the public distracted while its actors mingled with German authorities. After the war, many of those same stars faced accusations of collaboration, their meteoric Protectorate-era fame tainted by the compromises they made to keep the cameras rolling under shifting regimes.
Cast & crew
Michal BalcarArnošt Žák
Annette NesvadbováAlenka
Michal DlouhýZdeněk Štěpánek
Jaroslav PleslMiloš Havel
Judit PecháčekLili Krallová
Pavel BatěkOtakar Vávra
Jan NovotnýEmil Vokolek
David NovotnýJaroslav Marvan
Ondřej PavelkaArnošt Žák (ve stáří)
Saša RašilovOldřich Nový
Jiří PloyharMartin Bouchal
Jan HájekWilly SöhnelExplore the crew
- Director
- Robert Sedláček
- Writer
- Tereza Brdečková
- Director of Photography
- Petr Koblovský