CinemaOSMovie · 1977 · 1h 15m

The Island of the Silver Herons

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The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them. Heinrich comes from an officer's family with an army tradition and is preparing to enter cadet college. Paul's father and grandfather are workers, and Willi, left to depend on himself, works as a hotel messenger. The last year of the war is hard for everyone, but while Paul and Willi know their own minds and do not hesitate to help the war fugitives Tony and Sepp, for Heinrich everything is more complicated.

Directed byJaromil Jireš

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
CS
Released
January 21, 1977
Studios
DEFA-Studio für SpielfilmeFilmové studio Barrandov

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Erwin Geschonneck

Erwin Geschonneck

Colonel von Bülow

Günter Naumann

Günter Naumann

Sepp Erdmann

Vladimír Dlouhý

Vladimír Dlouhý

Tony

Michal Vavruša

Heinrich von Bülow

Petr Voříšek

Petr Voříšek

Paul Meyer

Tomáš Vacek

Willi

Heidemarie Wenzel

Heidemarie Wenzel

Hilda von Bülow

Iva Bittová

Iva Bittová

Tereza

Wolfgang Greese

Wolfgang Greese

Police Chief

Erich Mirek

Grandpa Meyer

Creative team
Directed by
Jaromil Jireš
Jaromil Jireš
Written by
František Pavlíček
Inge Heym

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