The Island of the Silver Herons

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 21, 1977

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech, German

Countries

Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Germany

Production

DEFA,Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast

Else Sanden,Jürgen Hölzel,Peter Kalisch,Detlef Willecke,Jaromír Joo,Michal Vavruša,Klaus Tilsner,Erich Mirek,Eberhard Dörner,Josef Větrovecand 42 more

Director

Jaromil Jireš

Writer

Inge Heym,Ladislav Dvorský,Ota Hofman,František Pavlíček

Cinematography

Jan Čuřík

Music

Luboš Fišer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0074688