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A Star Named Wormwood
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A Star Named Wormwood

1965-02-26 · 81 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · History

At the end of May 1918, released prisoners return to the Rumburk garrison from Russian captivity, hoping that the war is over for them. The only thing they want is to get their withheld ...

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Directors
Martin Frič
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jiřina BohdalováJiřina BohdalováTonka
Vlasta MatulováVlasta MatulováMiss Hilda
Rudolf DeylRudolf DeylNoha
Jiří SovákJiří SovákČervenka
Radoslav BrzobohatýRadoslav BrzobohatýVodička
Jan TřískaJan TřískaLojzík
Martin RůžekMartin RůžekKovář
Josef VětrovecJosef VětrovecPelnár
Jaroslav MarešJaroslav MarešWerner
Gustav HeverleGustav HeverleKolárík
Jaroslav RaušerDicker
Čestmír ŘandaČestmír ŘandaKlozberg
Bohumil ŠvarcBohumil ŠvarcČekal
Zdeněk ŠtěpánekZdeněk ŠtěpánekGenerál
Bedřich ProkošBedřich ProkošFlibor
Míla MyslíkováMíla MyslíkováEmka
Štěpán Bulejko
Jan PohanJan Pohan
Blažena Slavíčková
Karel HouskaKarel Houska

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