...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear
(1965)
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...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear
(1965)
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Miroslav Machácek | ... |
Dr. Braun
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Olga Scheinpflugová | ... |
Music Teacher
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Zdenka Procházková | ... |
Mrs. Vesely
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Jirí Adamíra | ... |
Mr. Vesely
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Josef Vinklár | ... |
Fanta
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Ilja Prachar | ... |
Sidlak
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Jana Pracharová | ... |
Sidlak's Wife
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Jirí Vrstála | ... |
Police Inspector
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Tomás Hádl | ... |
Honzik
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Eva Svobodová | ... |
Porter's Wife
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Jirí Pleskot | ... |
Husband
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Milan Mach | ... |
Husband
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Mirko Musil | ... |
Husband
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Roman Hemala | ... |
Husband
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Slávka Budínová | ... |
Mrs. Wiener
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Dr. Braun is forbidden to practice medicine because he's a Jew living in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia. He's old, seems resigned about the fate of the Jews, and even works in the Department of Confiscation of Jewish Property. One day a neighbor asks him to assist a wounded political fugitive. Dr. Braun reluctantly operates to remove the bullet, but warns that plenty of morphine will soon be needed in order to keep the man from screaming when he awakes, which would attract unwanted attention. After some soul searching, Dr. Braun decides to redeem himself and reclaim his identify as a person and doctor by continuing to provide assistance. His search for the scarce morphine takes him on a nightmarish journey which includes a brothel where local women are forced to be prostitutes for German soldiers, a bar where the locals try to drown their misery in booze and dancing, and a Jewish insane asylum with a high suicide rate. Meanwhile, in a world where there is constant propaganda instructing... Written by TimeNTide
I remember seeing this film when I was much younger and was so taken / moved by it that I've been trying to find it to own. The depiction of the main character's descent into near madness by the evil Nazi occupiers is probably one of the finest performances ever! This movie should DEFINITELY be taped and released as soon as possible.