Directed by:
Alfréd RadokCinematography:
Josef StřechaComposer:
Jiří SternwaldCast:
Blanka Waleská, Otomar Krejča st., Viktor Očásek, Zdeňka Baldová, Eduard Kohout, J. O. Martin, Josef Chvalina, Anna Vaňková, Jiří Plachý st. (more)Plots(1)
Made in 1948, just a few short years after the horrors it strives to process, Distant Journey is one of the first feature films to tackle the subject of the Holocaust, and was the debut film from the controversial avant-garde visionary of Czech theatre, Alfréd Radok. Set in the Bohemian town of Terezín as the Nazi transports to German extermination camps began in earnest, Radok's vividly experimental film blends documentary footage with a fictional love story between a Jewish woman and her gentile husband. A mix of raw expressionist intensity and analysis, Distant Journey presents a harrowing account of the Nazi horrors of the recent past and remains a stark, ever-relevant warning from history. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
Emanuel Hříbal
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
Valentin Dobrotivý (1942)
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Jaroslav Oliverius
Best movies:
Distant Journey (1948)
We Love (1951)
František Marek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
I Dutifully Report (1957)
Krakatit (1948)
Bohumil Bezouška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Fantastic Planet (1973)
V zámku a podzámčí (1981) (TV movie)
Jiřina Vávrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The White Disease (1937)
Distant Journey (1948)
The Inspector General (1933)
Václav Voska
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series) - actor, narrator
The White Lady (1965)
Marie Hodrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Station Master (1941)
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
Valentin Dobrotivý (1942)
Josef Oliak
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Ducháček Will Fix It (1938)
The Sins of Love (1929)
Karolína Vávrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The White Disease (1937)
Distant Journey (1948)
The Inspector General (1933)