The Deserter and the Nomads

Dec 6, 1968

1h 39m

★ 6.7

Overview

An apocalyptic story of three wars in three film tales encompassing the end of the WWI,WWII, as well as a vision of the world destroyed by nuclear weapons. This film was honored at the film festivals in Venice and Sorrento. Immediately after that the copy with Italian subtitles was locked in a safe as evidence of the anti-communist activities of the director, who used real footage of the Soviet invasion.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

Ultra Film

Slovenská filmová tvorba

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Cast

Kalmán (segment "Zbehovia")

Ferencz Gejza

Martin (segment "Zbehovia")

Mikuláš Ladižinský

Lila (segment "Zbehovia")

Helena Gorovová

Mara (segment "Zbehovia")

Alexandra Sekulová

Bergman (segment "Zbehovia")

Albert Vojtech Pagáč

White Rider (segment "Zbehovia")

Augustín Kubán

Crippled Christ (segment "Zbehovia")

Václav Kovařík

Cripple (segment "Zbehovia")

Štefan Pettö

Scarred (segment "Zbehovia")

Mikuláš Cincula

Policeman (segment "Zbehovia")

Gejza Spišák

Policeman (segment "Zbehovia")

Alexander Kautnik

Policeman (segment "Zbehovia")

Ján Švec

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