| Death Is Called Engelchen | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ján Kadár Elmar Klos |
| Written by | Miloš Faber |
| Starring | Jan Kačer |
| Cinematography | Rudolf Milič |
| Music by | Zdeněk Liška |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů Kouzlo Films Společnost |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes[1] |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Death Is Called Engelchen (Slovak: Smrt sa volá Engelchen) is a 1963 Czechoslovak war film directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize.[2]
Plot
At the end of the Second World War Zlín is liberated by advancing Soviet army. Young Czechoslovak partisan named Pavel was injured in a gunfight with Germans and lies in hospital. He is paralyzed and while recovering, he spends his days by lying on his back. He recalls memories from his life during the war - his experience as a resistance fighter, his comrades, his fights with Germans in Slovak mountains and his love, Marta, who acted as a spy for the resistance. He also remembers Engelchen, who is responsible for death of many Pavel's friends and for a massacre of 2 mountain villages. Marta comes to visit Pavel in the hospital to say goodbye. Her work as a spy made her look like a German collaborator to some and it earned her hate. After some time, Pavel recovers and leaves hospital to find Engelchen.
Cast
- Jan Kačer as Pavel
- Eva Poláková as Marta
- Martin Růžek as Doktor
- Blažena Holišová as Schwester Alžběta
- Otto Lackovič as Ondra
References
- ↑ "Smrt si říká Engelchen (1963)". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ↑ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.