Drama · Czechoslovakia · 1967 · 1h 30m

The Nun's Night

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Director

Cast

Jana Brejchová as Jeptiska zvaná Slecna Mnislav Hofmann as Picin Gustáv Valach as Ambroz Josef Kemr as Pastor Josef Elsner as Jan Sabatka Čestmír Řanda as Alois Skovajs

Crew

Josef Illík — Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek — Editor Jan Novák — Original Music Composer Karel Kachyňa — Screenplay Jan Procházka — Screenplay Jan Procházka — Novel

Synopsis

A dark fable set in an early 1950s Czech village, a time of Soviet-style socialism which saw the implementation of collectivized agriculture and the mass closure of monasteries and convents.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book

Key Collaborators

Karel Kachyňa Director Josef Illík Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek Editor Jan Novák Original Music Composer Karel Kachyňa Screenplay Jan Procházka Screenplay Jan Procházka Novel Leoš Karen Production Design

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