Gunshots in Mariánské Lázně

Overview

In May 1945, a woman in Marienbad reports a murder - committed in 1933 against the German emigrant Professor Lessing. She also names the murderer. Against the wishes of his superior, who does not feel responsible for this case - it was a fascist femicide - Inspector Šedý picks up the trail and arrests the murderer, the German Eckert. Eckert was a fugitive at the trial in 1933, and now the evidence is no longer available. Nevertheless, Šedý does everything he can to convict him. He finds witnesses who support him - anti-fascists, but also former collaborators who want to clear themselves. Reconstructing the case at the crime scene, Šedý is able to prove that Eckert was at least an accessory. He is convicted. After his release from prison, Eckert goes to West Germany, where he demands compensation from his former clients.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 15, 1974

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech, German

Countries

Czechoslovakia, East Germany

Production

DEFA,Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast

Zdeněk Dítě,Vladimír Ptáček,Karla Krausová,Heinz-Karl Konrad,Curt W. Franke,Victor Keune,Olga Buzková,Karel Hábl,Rudolf Wolf,Elena Lindauerováand 40 more

Director

Ivo Toman

Writer

Jiří Cirkl,Roman Cílek,Ivo Toman,Karel Cop

Cinematography

Jiří Tarantík

Music

Jiří Šust

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0183994