Movie: Romeo, Juliet and Darkness

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ivan Mistrík
Ivan Mistrík

Pavel

Dana Smutná
Dana Smutná

Hanka

Jiřina Šejbalová
Jiřina Šejbalová

Pavel's Mother

František Smolík
František Smolík

Grandfather

Blanka Bohdanová
Blanka Bohdanová

Eva Mrázová
Eva Mrázová

Karla Chadimová
Karla Chadimová

Vladimír Ráž
Vladimír Ráž

Miloš Nedbal
Miloš Nedbal

Anna Melíšková
Anna Melíšková

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    Pavel, a young student living in Prague in 1942, hides a Jewish girl in his apartment building's attic. Amidst the brutality of the occupying German army, love blossoms between the two. He is her only link to the outside world. Then the two are discovered by Pavel's mother, who forces the residents of the apartment building to decide whether Hana can remain.

  • Release Date

    1960-04-15

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    6.227

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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    Český
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