Cuckoo in a Dark Forest
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest

Cuckoo in a Dark Forest

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1985
1h 34m
4.1(4 votes)
Drama

Overview

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.

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PRF "Zespoły Filmowe"
Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast & Crew

56 members
Acting

Miroslava Součková

Emilka Fejfarová

Miroslava Součková
Acting

Олег Табаков

Otto Kukuck

Олег Табаков
Acting

Alicja Jachiewicz

Frida Kukuck

Alicja Jachiewicz
Acting

Míla Myslíková

Frau Kramer

Míla Myslíková
Acting

Vilém Besser

Teacher

Vilém Besser
Directing

Rafał Wieczyński

Staszek

Rafał Wieczyński
Acting

Jana Andresíková

Frau Höpfner

Jana Andresíková
Acting

Věra Vlčková

Frau Melnik

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Acting

Jolanta Grusznic

Wanda

Jolanta Grusznic
Acting

Karel Bělohradský

Kukuck's Driver

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Acting

Pavel Trávníček

Krumey

Pavel Trávníček
Acting

Zdeněk Martínek

Unknown Role

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Acting

Lena Birková

Unknown Role

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Acting

Vlasta Peterková

Unknown Role

Vlasta Peterková
Acting

Jaroslava Tichá

Unknown Role

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Acting

Alena Karešová

Unknown Role

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Acting

Adolf Filip

Unknown Role

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Acting

Miroslav Grác

Unknown Role

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Acting

Zbigniew Bartoszek

Unknown Role

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Acting

Henryk Hunko

Unknown Role

Henryk Hunko
Acting

Igor Kujawski

Prisoner No. 16710

Igor Kujawski
Acting

Sylwester Maciejewski

Knopke

Sylwester Maciejewski
Acting

Józef Kaczyński

Unknown Role

Józef Kaczyński
Acting

Kazimierz Wysota

Unknown Role

Kazimierz Wysota
Acting

Adam Baumann

Unknown Role

Adam Baumann
Acting

Irena Laskowska

Unknown Role

Irena Laskowska
Acting

Joachim Lamża

Accordion Player

Joachim Lamża
Acting

Ferdynand Matysik

Unknown Role

Ferdynand Matysik
Acting

Mikuláš Hořánek

Unknown Role

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Acting

Radek Krčil

Unknown Role

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Acting

Barbara Lukešová

Unknown Role

Barbara Lukešová
Acting

Monika Nosková

Unknown Role

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Crew

Pavel Myslík

Unknown Role

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Acting

Jan Novák

Unknown Role

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Acting

Zdeněk Novotný

Unknown Role

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Acting

Miloslav Šindler

Unknown Role

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Acting

Jan Trávníček

Unknown Role

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Acting

Martin Trávníček

Unknown Role

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Acting

Ondřej Trávníček

Unknown Role

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Acting

Dalibor Vachulka

Unknown Role

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Acting

Martin Bláha

Unknown Role

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Acting

Lubor Kallus

Unknown Role

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Acting

Andrzej Bielski

Unknown Role

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Acting

Mieczysław Janowski

Unknown Role

Mieczysław Janowski
Production

Jerzy Pieszka

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Jiří Ployhar

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Sylva Sequensová

Emilka Fejfarová (voice)

Sylva Sequensová
Acting

Petr Kostka

Otto Kukuck (voice)

Petr Kostka
Acting

Věra Galatíková

Frida Kukuck (voice)

Věra Galatíková
Acting

Rudolf Pellar

Krumey (voice)

Rudolf Pellar
Acting

Oldřich Vízner

Prisoner No. 16710

Oldřich Vízner
Acting

Boris Rösner

Knopke (voice)

Boris Rösner
Acting

Pavel Zedníček

Accordion Player (voice)

Pavel Zedníček
Acting

Bohumil Švarc

Commisioner (voice)

Bohumil Švarc
Acting

Ivo Niederle

Commisioner (voice)

Ivo Niederle
Acting

Leoš Kaltofen

Commisioner (voice)

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