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Mark of Cain
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Mark of Cain

1989-11-27 · 101 min · ★ 10.0

Drama · History · Action

In 1866, as Austria faces war with Prussia, 19-year-old Ludvík Machl joins a secret Czech resistance group. When he is caught with stolen funds and a weapon, the police commissioner spares him from prison on the condition that he work as an informant. Trapped by fear and betrayal, Ludvík is forced down a path that leads inexorably toward his own destruction.

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Directors
Janusz Majewski
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov, Zespół Filmowy "Oko"
Countries
Czechoslovakia, Poland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Olaf LubaszenkoOlaf LubaszenkoLudvík Machl
Petr ČepekPetr ČepekCapt. Truxa
Wiktor ZborowskiWiktor ZborowskiCapt. Truxa (voice)
Anna MajcherAnna MajcherKitty
Michał PawlickiMichał PawlickiCount Rożyński
Adam FerencyAdam FerencyRoman Zalewski
Jiří KodetJiří KodetCommissioner Lottes
Jerzy KryszakJerzy KryszakCommissioner Lottes (voice)
Sabina LaurinováSabina LaurinováLotka
Joanna TrzepiecińskaJoanna TrzepiecińskaLotka (voice)
Jan PřeučilJan PřeučilMelc
František StaněkAlbín Böhm
Daniel LandaDaniel LandaKlement Kubr
Miriam KantorkováMiriam KantorkováHroudová
Marta RichterováAndula
Jiří NěmečekJiří NěmečekKleibl
Oldřich VelenOldřich VelenPolice Councillor
Ivo NiederleIvo NiederleStationmaster
Václav BouškaVáclav Bouška
Václav KotvaVáclav Kotva

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