based on novel or book,world war ii

Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (1985)

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Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the Nazis, but she is selected for special treatment by virtue of being blonde. She is billeted with the commandant of a concentration camp near the Baltic coast, where his kindness towards her provokes his wife's jealousy, but is compromised when Emilka witnesses his brutality towards the prisoners.

Cast & Crew

Director
Antonín Moskalyk
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    Emilka Fejfarová Miroslava Součková
  • Profile picture of Oleg Tabakov
    Otto Kukuck Oleg Tabakov
  • Profile picture of Alicja Jachiewicz
    Frida Kukuck Alicja Jachiewicz
  • Profile picture of Míla Myslíková
    Frau Kramer Míla Myslíková
  • Profile picture of Vilém Besser
    Teacher Vilém Besser
  • Profile picture of Rafał Wieczyński
    Staszek Rafał Wieczyński
  • Profile picture of Jana Andresíková
    Frau Höpfner Jana Andresíková
  • Profile picture of Jolanta Grusznic
    Wanda Jolanta Grusznic

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • world war ii