Mark of Cain

Nov 27, 1989

1h 41m

★ 0.0

A historical adventure film about the betrayal of one’s own conscience.

Overview

In 1866, as Austria faces war with Prussia, 19-year-old Ludvík Machl joins a secret Czech resistance group. When he is caught with stolen funds and a weapon, the police commissioner spares him from prison on the condition that he work as an informant. Trapped by fear and betrayal, Ludvík is forced down a path that leads inexorably toward his own destruction.

Genres

Drama

History

Action

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

Zespół Filmowy "Oko"

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Cast

Ludvík Machl

Olaf Lubaszenko

Capt. Truxa

Petr Čepek

Capt. Truxa (voice)

Wiktor Zborowski

Kitty

Anna Majcher

Count Rożyński

Michał Pawlicki

Roman Zalewski

Adam Ferency

Commissioner Lottes

Jiří Kodet

Commissioner Lottes (voice)

Jerzy Kryszak

Lotka

Sabina Laurinová

Lotka (voice)

Joanna Trzepiecińska

Melc

Jan Přeučil

Albín Böhm

František Staněk

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