Summaries

The terrible effect of the Nazis upon a single Jewish family provides the basis for this drama. The family cannot handle the strain and gradually breaks up. Interspliced within the film are newsreel clips of angry crowds, and scenes of horror.—Ulf Kjell Gür

Details

Keywords
  • surrealism
  • split screen
  • liberation
  • suicide by jumping
  • jewish ghetto
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
  • War
Release date May 31, 1949
Countries of origin Czechoslovakia
Language German Czech
Filming locations Holesovice, Prague, Czech Republic
Production companies Ceskoslovenský Státní Film

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 48m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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