Movielogr
The Bells Toll for the Barefooted (1965)
Directed by Stanislav Barabáš
Overview
A dramatic story from the end of WW II and a remarkable contemplation of the value of true friendship, meaning and purpose oflife or the possibility to be humane even in inhuma ne conditions. In a frosty mountain setting a cruel struggle for life takes place. After a fight, two partisans return to their brigade carrying along a young German soldier as a captive. But suddenly, amidst the hopelessness of barren mountains. all protagonists find themselves in a liminal existential situation.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
Vlado Müller | Ivan Rajniak | Axel Dietrich | Ewa Krzyżewska | Radovan Lukavský | Jozef Sorok | Pavol Benca | Hans Brückner | Anton Drobný | Pavel Feigler | Emil Garbár | Štefan Chmel | Rudolf Kekely | Koloman Matušík | Ondrej Struhár | František Török | Viera Strnisková | Hugo Kaminský | Frantisek Gervai