Drama ·War · Czechoslovakia · 1964 · 1h 7m

Diamonds of the Night

Démanty noci

Diamonds of the Night poster
Director
Jan Němec
Cast
Ladislav Janský as The First Antonín Kumbera as The Second Ilse Bischofová as The Woman Jan Říha as Ivan Asič as August Bischof as
Crew
Jaroslav Kučera — Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek — Editor Arnošt Lustig — Screenplay Jan Němec — Screenplay Oldřich Bosák — Production Design Ester Krumbachová — Costume Design
Synopsis

Two Jewish boys escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another. Beyond themes of war and anti-Nazism, the film concerns itself with man's struggle to preserve human dignity.

Trailer Diamonds of the Night — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
holocaust (shoah)world war iibased on short storychildren in wartime
Key Collaborators
Jan Němec Director Jaroslav Kučera Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek Editor Arnošt Lustig Screenplay Jan Němec Screenplay Oldřich Bosák Production Design Ester Krumbachová Costume Design
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