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Escape from the Shadows (1959)
Directed by Jiří Sequens
Overview
This exemplary “psychological drama” depicts the difficulties with which a new socialist mindset is born. Director Jiří Sequens warns against ill-advised marriages into the families of the defeated bourgeoisie, because the former royalty refuses to accept a man from a different social class. The heroes of this film will find out. The former owner of a pharmacy refuses to accept that his daughter has married a mere technical draughtsman. However, her father’s hateful schemes cause the sensitive woman to attempt suicide.
Length 97 minutes
Actors
František Smolík | Ludmila Vendlová | Stanislav Remunda | Josef Bek | Renata Olárová | Milena Asmanová | Jaroslava Adamová | Bohumil Smutný | Růžena Lysenková | Oldřich Vykypěl | Světla Svozilová | Václav Kankovský | Svatopluk Skládal | Miloš Willig | Ladislav Trojan | Miloš Hlavica | Josef Kemr | Oldřich Hoblík | Jan Stanislav Kolár | Jindřich Narenta | Bedřich Veverka | Adolf Komeda | Margit Harníčková | Pavla Maršálková | Ludmila Roubíková | Jaroslav Orlický | Gabriela Bártlová | F. Andres