
26 Aug 1950

Rashomon
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Three short stories ("Zelenáči 1945", "Silvestr 1948" and "Zimní vítr 1951") about members of the SNB units guarding the Šumava border in the post-war years. Ivo Toman had artistic supervision over the debutants. The theme of the third short story was made in 1959 for the film "Entry Forbidden" by František Vláčil, who was also starting at the time.
Vambera (segment "Zelenáči 1945")
Rejtar (segment "Zelenáči 1945")
Povazan (segment "Zelenáči 1945")
Matourek (segment "Zelenáči 1945")
Uwe (segment "Zelenáči 1945")
Dostál (segment "Zelenáči 1945")
Honza (segment "Zelenáči 1945")
Čechura (segment "Zelenáči 1945")
Matylda (segment "Zelenáči 1945")
Rousek (segment "Zelenáči 1945")
(segment "Zelenáči 1945")
(segment "Zelenáči 1945")
(segment "Zelenáči 1945")
(segment "Zelenáči 1945")
Poncar (segment "Silvestr 1948")
Tomeček (segment "Silvestr 1948")
Maruška (segment "Silvestr 1948")
Soldier Kučera (segment "Silvestr 1948")
Kučera's Girlfriend (segment "Silvestr 1948")
Melšák (segment "Silvestr 1948")
26 Aug 1950
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
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