The Unconquered (1956 film)
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Directed by | Jiří Sequens |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Language | Czech |
The Unconquered (Czech: Neporažení) is a 1956 Czechoslovak war film. It is loosely inspired by the Battle of Czajánek's barracks. It is about soldiers of the Czechoslovak army who refuse to surrender during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and fight back.[1]
Plot[]
The film is set in March 1939. Czechoslovakia is occupied by Germany. All units are ordered to surrender. The films is about soldiers located in a barracks close to Polish border. Officers are divided whether to obey or not. Captain Richter is uncertain. First lieutenant Žáček would obey. Corporal Říha wants to fight. Říha eventually takes over the unit and prepares them to fight. Žáček tries to stop him and tries to persuade Richter to make order. Žáček threatens Říha with weapon but is killed by soldiers. When Germans get close to the barracks, battle begins. Soldiers are at first successful but are outnumbered and their positions are unsustainable. Richter commits suicide and Lieutenant Brandejs tries to surrender but is gunned down by Germans. Říha decides to withdraw soldiers to Poland but stays in the barracks alone and dies in a battle with Germans.[2]
Cast[]
- Ladislav Chudík as Captain Richter
- as Corporal Říha
- as Private Pepík
- Jiří Sovák as Private Jarda
- Martin Růžek as First lieutenant Žáček
- as Rotmistr
- Jaromír Spal as Sergeant Hrabák
- as Private Janko
- Svatopluk Beneš as Private Brandejs
- as Private Tonek
- as Chválová
- Jana Dítětová as Lída
- as Anči
- Rudolf Deyl Jr. as Jura
- as Private Franta
- Josef Vinklář as Private Mirek
- as German Major
- as German Captain
References[]
- ^ 2003-2017, Filmová databáze s.r.o. (FDb.cz). "Neporažení (1956)". FDb.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 July 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ Dudek, Petr. "Neporažení – Straníci vzdorují náckům". fanmovie.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
External links[]
- 1956 films
- Czech-language films
- 1950s war drama films
- Czechoslovak films
- Czechoslovak black-and-white films
- Czech films
- Czech war drama films
- Czech black-and-white films
- Czech resistance to Nazi occupation in film
- 1956 drama films
- Czech World War II films
- Czechoslovak World War II films
- 1950s Czech film stubs
- War drama film stubs