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Zastihla me noc (1986)

| Biography, Drama, War | 1 May 1986 (Czechoslovakia)
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A Holocaust drama made by a director who was himself, as a Slovak Jew, a prisoner in the German concentration camp of Ravensbrueck during the Second World War.

Director:

Juraj Herz

Writers:

Juraj Herz (screenplay), Jaromíra Kolárová (screenplay)

Stars:

Jana Riháková, Jana Brejchová, Rudolf Hrusínský | See full cast & crew »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Jana Riháková ... Jozka Jaburková
Jana Brejchová ... Jozcina matka
Rudolf Hrusínský ... Dr. Pfitzner
Katerina Urbancová ... malá Jozka
Dagmar Havlová ... Marycka (as Dagmar Veskrnová)
Sylvia Turbová ... Maria Mandlová (as Sylvie Turbová)
Andrea Bogusovská Andrea Bogusovská ... Zdena / Helena (as Zdena Bogusovská)
Zdenka Sajfertová Zdenka Sajfertová ... Blokarka
Valérie Zawadská ... Grundilka
Ludmila Molínová Ludmila Molínová ... Anca
Hana Brejchová ... Bozka
Eva Repíková Eva Repíková ... Stará zena
Yvetta Kornová Yvetta Kornová ... Devce
Jana Svobodová Jana Svobodová ... Mirka
Hana Militká Hana Militká ... Lauferka
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A Holocaust drama made by a director who was himself, as a Slovak Jew, a prisoner in the German concentration camp of Ravensbrueck during the Second World War.

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Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech | German | Polish | Italian | Russian

Release Date:

1 May 1986 (Czechoslovakia) See more »

Also Known As:

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Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

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Filmové studio Barrandov, Slovenská filmová tvorba Koliba (SFT) See more »
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Mono

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