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The Motive for Murder(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-04-04
35%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Overview:
A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.
Languages: Czech.
Countries:
Czechoslovakia
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Movie: The Motive for Murder
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ilja Prachař
Karas (segment "Víkend")
Antonie Hegerliková
Karasová (segment "Víkend")
Helga Čočková
Šteklová (segment "Víkend")
Zdena Studenková
Věra (segment "Víkend")
Vlado Černý
Petr (segment "Víkend")
Vlastimil Hašek
Štekl (segment "Víkend")
František Hanus
Cyril (segment "Víkend")
Václav Postránecký
Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")
Jan Teplý
Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")
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Overview
A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.
Release Date
1975-04-04
Average
3.5
Rating:
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