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Death Is Called Engelchen
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Wikipedia article
'Death Is Called Engelchen' is a 1963 Czechoslovak war film directed by Jn Kadr and Elmar Klos. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize.
Plot
At the end of the Second World War Zln is liberated by advancing Soviet army. Young Czechoslovak partisan named Pavel was injured in a gunfight with Germans and lies in hospital. He is paralyzed and while recovering, he spends his days by lying on his back. He recalls memories from his life during the war - his experience as a resistance fighter, his comrades, his fights with Germans in Slovak mountains and his love, Marta, who acted as a spy for the resistance. He also remembers Engelchen, who is responsible for death of many Pavel's friends and for a massacre of 2 mountain villages. Marta comes to visit Pavel in the hospital to say goodbye. Her work as a spy made her look like a German collaborator to some and it earned her hate. After some time, Pavel recovers and leaves hospital to find Engelchen.
Cast
* Jan Kaer as Pavel
* Eva Polkov as Marta
* Martin Rek as Doktor
* Blaena Holiov as Schwester Albta
* Otto Lackovi as Ondra
References
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