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WHAT GOES AROUND Rudolf Slánský

Nov 23, 2020

★ 0.0

Overview

The full-length television documentary, using currently found audio-visual records, tells the story of the fabricated political process from November 1952, the story of its victims and its masterminds. At its end, 11 executed high-ranking officials of the Communist Party of the Czech Republic, committed to the communist party, who mechanically "recited" memorized confessions and accusations of "accomplices", former friends and colleagues in front of the court in response to prearranged questions from the prosecutors and judges.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Česká televize

WHAT GOES AROUND Rudolf Slánský Trailers

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Rudolf Slánský

Self

Stanislav Balík

Self

Petr Blažek

Self

Jan Kalous

Self

Petr Koura

Self

Aleš Kýr

Self

Igor Lukeš

Self

Jiří Pernes

Self

Martin Šmok

Self

Miloslav Turek

Commentary (voice)

Pavel Rímský

Commentary (voice)

Ester Janečková

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