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Miroslav Machácek, Jiri Adamira, Josef Vinklár, Slavka Budinova, Cestmir Randa ... see more see more... , Olga Scheinpflugova , Iva Janzurová , Mirko Musil , Jiri Pleskot , Ladislav Potmesil , Ilja Prachar , Helena Ruzickova , Jana Brezkova , Eva Svobodová , Frederick Vroom , Bohuslav Dodek , Olga Schoberová

When the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia, the first thing to happen was the disaffection of all the Jews in professional positions. No longer able to practice medicine, a Jewish physician begins working... read more read more... in a warehouse, biding his time until the war is over. A fellow tenant appeals to the physician to help a political fugitive who has been shot. Forced into a moral conflict, the physician takes the unselfish road and treats the injured man. Unfortunately, not everyone appreciates the sacrifice he has made and the movie depicts the Catch-22 of doing what you have to do and still suffering for it. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Zbynek Brynych

Release Date: May 6, 1968

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DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006

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