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
Vladimír Zátka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Opory společnosti (1972) (TV movie)
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1969)
Daniela Bartáková
Romania
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
I, Distressing God (1969)
Vilém Rozkoč (1975) (TV movie)
Alice Auspergerová
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Fruit of Paradise (1969)
Jan Bartoš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Marie (1964)
Brankář bydlí v naší ulici (1957)
Jana Hana Duffková
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Closely Observed Trains (1966)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
Milica Kolofíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Love Between the Raindrops (1979)
Honour and Glory (1968)
Galina Kopaněva
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Zdeněk Hradilák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Návštěva z vesmíru (1977) (TV movie)
Kamenný řád (1975) (series)
Hynek Kubasta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Concert at the End of Summer (1979)
Senta Vollnerová
Best movies:
The Ear (1970)