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The Dead Don't Sing (1965)
Directed by Andrej Lettrich
Overview
A two-part television film based on the novel of the same name by Rudolf Jašík, depicting a realistic picture of life and interpersonal relationships during World War II in the mixed Slovak-German environment of the town of Pravna and the nearby village of Planice, as well as life and relationships between soldiers on the Eastern Front. From this perspective, the plot follows a unit of Slovak soldiers, their realisation that they are fighting for foreign interests, their dissatisfaction and distrust of everything, especially their officers.
Length 148 minutes
Actors
Štefan Kvietik | Elo Romančík | Jozef Kroner | Karol Spišák | František Desset | Július Vašek | Jozef Cierny | Ludovít Gresso | Viliam Polónyi | Ivan Mistrík | Ladislav Chudík | Dušan Blaškovič | Alojz Kramar | Oľga Šalagová | Jozef Budský | Ján Kramár | Jaroslav Rozsíval | Marián Gallo | Pavol Mikulík | Vladimír Durdík | Jozef Šimonovič ml. | Marián Labuda | Anton Šulík st. | Michal Belák | Oldo Hlavácek | Dušan Skokan | Anton Korenči | Ľudovít Reiter