Drama ·War · Czechoslovakia · 1960 · 1h 32m

Romeo, Juliet and Darkness

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Romeo, Juliet and Darkness poster
Director
Jiří Weiss
Cast
Ivan Mistrík as Pavel Dana Smutná as Hanka Jiřina Šejbalová as Pavel's Mother František Smolík as Grandfather Blanka Bohdanová as Eva Mrázová as
Crew
Václav Hanuš — Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek — Editor Jiří Srnka — Original Music Composer Jan Otčenášek — Screenplay Jiří Weiss — Screenplay Jan Otčenášek — Novel
Synopsis

Pavel, a young student living in Prague in 1942, hides a Jewish girl in his apartment building's attic. Amidst the brutality of the occupying German army, love blossoms between the two. He is her only link to the outside world. Then the two are discovered by Pavel's mother, who forces the residents of the apartment building to decide whether Hana can remain.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookholocaust (shoah)world war iijews in hiding
Key Collaborators
Jiří Weiss Director Václav Hanuš Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek Editor Jiří Srnka Original Music Composer Jan Otčenášek Screenplay Jiří Weiss Screenplay Jan Otčenášek Novel Karel Škvor Production Design Ota Janeček Costume Design Ladislav Tomek Costume Design
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