Drama · Czechoslovakia · 1949 · 1h 44m

Distant Journey

Daleká cesta

Director

Cast

Blanka Waleská as Hana Kaufmannová Otomar Krejča as Antonín Bureš Zdeňka Baldová as Hedvika Kaufmannová Viktor Očásek as Oskar Kaufmann Eduard Kohout as Reiter Anna Vaňková as Margit

Crew

Josef Střecha — Director of Photography Jiřina Lukešová — Editor Jiří Sternwald — Original Music Composer Erik Kolár — Screenplay Alfréd Radok — Screenplay Mojmír Drvota — Screenplay

Synopsis

Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

husband wife relationship jewish ghetto holocaust (shoah)world war ii jew persecution prague, czech republic struggle for survival semi-documentary

Key Collaborators

Alfréd Radok Director Josef Střecha Director of Photography Jiřina Lukešová Editor Jiří Sternwald Original Music Composer Erik Kolár Screenplay Alfréd Radok Screenplay Mojmír Drvota Screenplay Jan Pacák Production Design

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