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Distant Journey
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Distant Journey

1949-06-03 · 104 min · ★ 6.9

Drama

Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.

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Directors
Alfréd Radok
Production companies
Československý státní film
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Blanka WaleskáBlanka WaleskáHana Kaufmannová
Otomar KrejčaOtomar KrejčaAntonín Bureš
Zdeňka BaldováZdeňka BaldováHedvika Kaufmannová
Viktor OčásekOskar Kaufmann
Eduard KohoutEduard KohoutReiter
Anna VaňkováMargit
Jiří PlachýJiří PlachýAbrahamovič
Saša RašilovSaša RašilovMošeles
Zdeněk HodrZdeněk Klein
Josef ChvalinaPepa Bureš
J. O. MartinRudolf Bureš
Soňa DanielováSoňa DanielováEllen
František VnoučekFrantišek VnoučekFried
Jaroslav SeníkJaroslav SeníkBeer
Josef TomanKrejčí
Rudolf DeylRudolf DeylJarda Noha
Jan S. KolárJan S. KolárMüller
František KreuzmannFrantišek KreuzmannŠantrůček
Jiří SpiritHonzík Kaufmann
Karel JelínekBrych

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