Directed by:
Karel KachyňaCinematography:
Josef IllíkComposer:
Svatopluk HavelkaCast:
Jiřina Bohdalová, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Gustav Opočenský, Miloslav Holub, Lubor Tokoš, Bořivoj Navrátil, Jiří Císler, Jaroslav Moučka, Karel Vašíček (more)Plots(1)
In Karel Kachyňa's remarkable The Ear, a Communist Party functionary and wife find their house under surveillance and riddled with listening devices put there by his own ministry, and a harrowing night of dread and paranoia ensues. One of the most courageous and innovative films of its time, fearlessly referring to many taboo subjects of the Stalinist era, The Ear was banned by the Czech authorities, and remained unseen for twenty years. This landmark film is an extraordinary mix of one of the most direct indictments of life under an oppressive totalitarian system and a not-so-private examination of a disintegrating marital relationship. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
Jiřina Bohdalová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Pohádky pod sněhem (1985)
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
All My Compatriots (1968)
Gustav Opočenský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
The Ear (1970)
Funeral Ceremonies (1969)
Miloslav Holub
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Ear (1970)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
Lubor Tokoš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Invention for Destruction (1958)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Bořivoj Navrátil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
The Ear (1970)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Jiří Císler
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Pohádky pod sněhem (1985)
The Ear (1970)
The Golden Eels (1979) (TV movie)
Jaroslav Moučka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1977)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Karel Vašíček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969)
Ladislav Křiváček
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
The Ear (1970)
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
František Němec
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
The Ear (1970)
Jan Teplý st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
The Ear (1970)
Happy End (1967)
Josef Šulc
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Marketa Lazarová (1967)
The Return of the Prodigal Son (1966)
Bronislav Poloczek
Poland
Best movies:
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
Hotovo, konec! (2003) (theatrical recording)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Alois Mottl
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
The Party and the Guests (1966)
...and Give My Love to the Swallows (1972)
Ladislav Krečmer
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
The Ear (1970)
Jindřich Narenta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Cremator (1968)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Karel Vlček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
The Ear (1970)
I'm Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)
Miroslav Nesvadba
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Ivan Palúch
Slovak state
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
The Ear (1970)
Signum Laudis (1980)