08 Aug 1982
Explózia
Television film about people who are actively involved in the Slovak national uprising in 1944. A screen adaptation of the novel by Rudo Moritz in 1951.
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Mia Farrow Narrator (live-action) / Sarah (voice)
Joan Bruce John Faasen 
Ron Haddrick Shane Porteous
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