Cuckoo in a Dark Forest
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.
Release Date:
1985-05-01
Runtime:
94 minutes
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Starring:
Miroslava Součková
as Emilka Fejfarová
Oleg Tabakov
as Otto Kukuck
Alicja Jachiewicz
as Frida Kukuck
Míla Myslíková
as Frau Kramer
Vilém Besser
as Teacher
Rafał Wieczyński
as Staszek
Jana Andresíková
as Frau Höpfner
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Věra Vlčková
as Frau Melnik
Jolanta Grusznic
as Wanda
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Karel Bělohradský
as Kukuck's Driver
Pavel Trávníček
as Krumey
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Zdeněk Martínek
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Lena Birková
Vlasta Peterková
Jaroslava Tichá
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Alena Karešová
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Adolf Filip
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Miroslav Grác
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Zbigniew Bartoszek
Henryk Hunko
Igor Kujawski
as Prisoner No. 16710
Sylwester Maciejewski
as Knopke
Józef Kaczyński
Kazimierz Wysota
Adam Baumann
Irena Laskowska
Joachim Lamża
as Accordion Player
Ferdynand Matysik
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Mikuláš Hořánek
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Radek Krčil