The Dead Don't Sing

Overview

A two-part television film based on the novel of the same name by Rudolf Jašík, depicting a realistic picture of life and interpersonal relationships during World War II in the mixed Slovak-German environment of the town of Pravna and the nearby village of Planice, as well as life and relationships between soldiers on the Eastern Front. From this perspective, the plot follows a unit of Slovak soldiers, their realisation that they are fighting for foreign interests, their dissatisfaction and distrust of everything, especially their officers.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1965

Original language

Slovak

Spoken languages

Slovak

Cast

Ivan Mistrík,Jozef Budský,Dušan Skokan,Jozef Čierny,Jozef Kroner,Ľudovít Greššo,Pavol Mikulík,Elo Romančík,František Desset,Marián Labudaand 18 more

Director

Andrej Lettrich

Writer

Rudolf Jašík,Ľudovít Filan

Cinematography

Karol Krška

Music

Milan Dubovský

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0245298