Drama ·War · Czechoslovakia · 1965 · 1h 36m

The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

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The Bells Toll for the Barefooted poster
Director
Stanislav Barabáš
Cast
Vlado Müller as Ondrej Ivan Rajniak as Stašek Axel Dietrich as Captive Hans Joachim Gruber Ewa Krzyżewska as Verona Radovan Lukavský as German Lieutenant Jozef Sorok as German Lieutenant Werner
Crew
Vincent Rosinec — Director of Photography Maximilián Remeň — Editor Zdeněk Liška — Original Music Composer Ivan Bukovčan — Screenplay Ivan Bukovčan — Story Anton Krajčovič — Production Design
Synopsis

A dramatic story from the end of WW II and a remarkable contemplation of the value of true friendship, meaning and purpose oflife or the possibility to be humane even in inhuma ne conditions. In a frosty mountain setting a cruel struggle for life takes place. After a fight, two partisans return to their brigade carrying along a young German soldier as a captive. But suddenly, amidst the hopelessness of barren mountains. all protagonists find themselves in a liminal existential situation.

Mood & Themes
world war iibell
Key Collaborators
Stanislav Barabáš Director Vincent Rosinec Director of Photography Maximilián Remeň Editor Zdeněk Liška Original Music Composer Ivan Bukovčan Screenplay Ivan Bukovčan Story Anton Krajčovič Production Design Irena Schanerová Costume Design
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