Directed by:
Karel KachyňaCinematography:
Josef IllíkComposer:
Miloš VacekCast:
Radovan Lukavský, Jiří Vala, Jiřina Švorcová, Jaroslav Marvan, Vladimír Menšík, Stanislav Remunda, Miloslav Holub, Jiří Holý, Ilja Prachař, Eva Jiroušková (more)Plots(1)
Smugglers of Death combines the personal story of SNB officer Zeman (Jiří Vala), a rookie among the border guards patrolling the border with the then West Germany, with the search for a vicious smuggler who leads the refugees through a difficult landscape full of swamps and other pitfalls. One of the film’s strengths is its formal aspect, especially the cinematography of Josef Illik, who works with unconventional angles and produces a number of remarkable shots of artistic quality. (Noir Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Radovan Lukavský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268632_0d32e7.jpg)
Radovan Lukavský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Jiří Vala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271167_49f599.jpg)
Jiří Vala
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
![Jiřina Švorcová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268482_7f0c51.jpg)
Jiřina Švorcová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Paní Marjánka, matka pluku aneb Ženské srdce (1980) (TV movie)
Radúz a Mahulena (1959) (TV movie)
Smugglers of Death (1959)
![Jaroslav Marvan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268879_f938bf.jpg)
Jaroslav Marvan
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![Vladimír Menšík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281807_61dfca.png)
Vladimír Menšík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
![Stanislav Remunda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/964/78964271_5a98c2.jpg)
Stanislav Remunda
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Oil Lamps (1971)
Capek's Tales (1947)
![Miloslav Holub](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274257_b22459.jpg)
Miloslav Holub
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Ear (1970)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
![Jiří Holý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268640_6730df.jpg)
Jiří Holý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
![Ilja Prachař](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/539/167539145_4wort3.jpg)
Ilja Prachař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
![Eva Jiroušková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/531/160531607_1e4b5b.jpg)
Eva Jiroušková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Cow (1993)
Hope (1963)
![Rudolf Jelínek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268742_6cbe9e.jpg)
Rudolf Jelínek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
![Milan Holubář](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276104_9642ab.jpg)
Milan Holubář
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Christmas with Elizabeth (1968)
Poslední návrat (1982) (TV movie)
Smugglers of Death (1959)
![Ferdinand Krůta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268162_21960e.jpg)
Ferdinand Krůta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Larks on a String (1969)
Closely Observed Trains (1966)
Miroslav Kahoun
Best movies:
Smugglers of Death (1959)
Král kolonád (1990)
František Krahulík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Honour and Glory (1968)
Naši furianti (1971) (theatrical recording)
Nobody Gets the Last Laugh (1965)
![Libuše Havelková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/136/161136360_aa6420.jpg)
Libuše Havelková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Příběh dušičkový (1964) (TV movie)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
Leopold Novák
Best movies:
Smugglers of Death (1959)
![Jindřich Narenta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268716_d15abe.jpg)
Jindřich Narenta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Cremator (1968)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
![Karel Vavřík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275720_0812a2.jpg)
Karel Vavřík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974)
Love Between the Raindrops (1979)
Josef Henke
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Smugglers of Death (1959)
Silvery Wind (1954)