Drama ·War · Czechoslovakia · 1950 · 1h 34m

The Trap

Past

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Director
Martin Frič
Cast
Vlasta Chramostová as Ruzena Majka Tomášová as confidant Herta Lenzová alias Anca Nováková Miloslav Holub as Dönnert Vladimír Ráž as Antos Otomar Krejča as Bor Karel Peyr as Cortus
Crew
Václav Hanuš — Director of Photography Jan Kohout — Editor Dalibor C. Vačkář — Original Music Composer Miloslav Drtílek — Screenplay Václav Gajer — Screenplay Karel Josef Beneš — Story
Synopsis

The drama from the time of the Nazi occupation begins at the train station, where a transport with German soldiers is passing. The train is stopped due to improvised sabotage by one of the railway workers. Resistance liaison Růžena Kubínová is arrested in a random raid. The cynical councilor Dönnert discovers her false documents and has her brutally interrogated. He suspects that she could contribute to exposing the entire group. He puts a informant, Herta, in her cell.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookworld war ii
Key Collaborators
Martin Frič Director Václav Hanuš Director of Photography Jan Kohout Editor Dalibor C. Vačkář Original Music Composer Miloslav Drtílek Screenplay Václav Gajer Screenplay Karel Josef Beneš Story Miroslav Hrachovec Production Design
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