Higher Principle
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.
Top cast
František Smolík
Profesor Málek
Jana Brejchová
Jana Skálová
Ivan Mistrík
Vlastík
Jan Šmíd
Frantík
Alexandr Postler
Karel
Petr Kostka
Honza
Radovan Lukavský
Vondráček
Václav Lohniský
Profesor Richter
Marie Lukášová
profesorka
Miroslav Svoboda
profesor
Gustav Hilmar
Vandas
Bohuš Záhorský
Profesor
Marie Vášová
Vlastíkova matka
Otomar Krejča
Dr. Skála
Hannjo Hasse
Komisař Worliczek
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 23, 1960
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Original language
- CS
- Original title
- Vyšší princip
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