Directed by:
Petr SchulhoffCinematography:
Jiří VojtaComposer:
Pavel BlatnýCast:
Rudolf Hrušínský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Jiří Pleskot, Jaroslav Moučka, Zdeněk Kutil, Ferdinand Krůta, Lola Skrbková, Věra Tichánková, František Peterka (more)Plots(1)
The second in a trio of detective films by director Petr Schulhoff starring major Kalaš (a minimalist Rudolf Hrušínský) shot in the years 1963–1969, depicts the search for a sex offender who murdered a nurse in the woods. The film was inspired by the true case of a seven-time murderer. Kalaš and his younger colleague Varga (Radoslav Brzobohatý) try to apprehend the murderer, who has already killed more than once, with the help of members of the police force. The reconstruction of an assault on another young lady, who survived the attack, helps to solve the case. The setting, in dreary winter countryside and on paint-peeled and muddy village streets, helps to successfully deepen the impressive atmosphere, as does the use of background music which is sometimes almost horror-like. (Noir Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Rudolf Hrušínský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Elementary School (1991)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
All My Compatriots (1968)
Jiří Pleskot
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Jaroslav Moučka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1977)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Zdeněk Kutil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
All My Compatriots (1968)
I Dutifully Report (1957)
Ferdinand Krůta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Larks on a String (1969)
Closely Observed Trains (1966)
Lola Skrbková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
Věra Tichánková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Kinoautomat: One Man and His House (1967)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
František Peterka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1970)
Josef Bláha
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Lída Roubíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Scapinova šibalství (1980) (TV movie)
Funeral Ceremonies (1969)
Jarmila Doležalová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
The Heart full of Hopes (1985)
Zuzana Ondrouchová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
Naši furianti (1971) (theatrical recording)
Jindřich Světnica
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
Škola žen (2007) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Václav Kaňkovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Scapinova šibalství (1980) (TV movie)
On the Comet (1970)
Fantastic Planet (1973)
Miloš Willig
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Josef Šebek
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Night of the Decision (1993) (TV movie)
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Miroslav Plzák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
Byla jednou jedna budoucnost: Podivná reportáž z přítomnosti 1965 (1965) (TV movie)
Manželská tonutí (1996) (series)
Zdeněk Šňupárek
Best movies:
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
Helena Růžičková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
Men About Town (1969)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)