Silent Barricade (1949)
Overview
A fiction piece centered around the Czech resistance to the Nazis.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 0.914 |
Directed By
Otakar Vávra
Crew
Otakar Vávra
Václav Huňka
Milivoj Uzelac
František Milič
Jan Drda
Jiří Srnka
Otakar Vávra
Věra Ženíšková
Jan Zázvorka
Karel Feix
Jan Drda
Emil Poledník
Antonín Zelenka
Otakar Vávra
TOP CAST
Jaroslav Průcha
Hosek
Barbara Drapińska
Halina
Jaroslav Marvan
Strázník Brucek
Vladimír Šmeral
Kroupa
Marie Vášová
Nedvedová
Robert Vrchota
Cetar
Antonín Šůra
Josef 'Pepik' Hosek
Jindřich Elbl
Commentary (voice)
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