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Diamonds of the Night
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Diamonds of the Night

1964-09-25 · 67 min · ★ 7.1

Drama · War

Two Jewish boys escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another. Beyond themes of war and anti-Nazism, the film concerns itself with man's struggle to preserve human dignity.

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Directors
Jan Němec
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ladislav JanskýThe First
Antonín KumberaThe Second
Ilse BischofováThe Woman
Jan Říha
Ivan Asič
August Bischof
Josef Koggel
Oskar Müller
Anton Schich
Rudolf Stolle
Josef Koblížek
Josef Kubát
Rudolf Lukášek
Bohumil Moudrý
Karel Navrátil
Evžen Pichl
František Procházka
František Vrána
Vladimír PucholtVladimír PucholtThe Second (voice)

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