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A Life at Stake

Jiří Weiss

1956 • 1h 41m

The year is 1941 and the German Nazis rule Bohemia with a free hand. Engineer Otakar Racek is an extremely cautious man who tries to avoid problems at all costs. While some of his colleagues are being...

A Life at Stake

Cast

Karel Höger

Karel HögerEngineer Otakar Racek

Vlasta Chramostová

Vlasta ChramostováVlasta, Racek's wife

Jaroslav Someš

Jaroslav SomešBedřich, the eldest son of the Raceks

Jaroslav DrahanMirek, the younger son of the Raceks

Zdeněk Dítě

Zdeněk Dítěresistance fighter Ondřej Rýdl

Soňa NeumannováRacková, Otakar's mother

Otomar Krejča

Otomar KrejčaDeputy Rudolf Kadera

František HolarGestapo

Jindřich Narenta

Jindřich NarentaGestapo

Stanislav Neumann

Stanislav Neumanndoorman Dobeš

Josef Bek

Josef Beksupervisor Josef Frouz

Vlasta VlasákováTonička, Frouz's wife

Gustav Heverle

Gustav Heverleeng. Kubišta

Jana Dítětová

Jana Dítětováworker Zdenka, Pour's wife

Crew

Jiří Weiss

Jiří WeissDirector

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