The Motive for Murder

Apr 4, 1975

1h 30m

★ 3.5

Overview

A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Karas (segment "Víkend")

Ilja Prachař

Karasová (segment "Víkend")

Antonie Hegerliková

Šteklová (segment "Víkend")

Helga Čočková

Věra (segment "Víkend")

Zdena Studenková

Petr (segment "Víkend")

Vlado Černý

Štekl (segment "Víkend")

Vlastimil Hašek

Cyril (segment "Víkend")

František Hanus

Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")

Eva Friedrichová

Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")

Václav Postránecký

Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")

Jan Teplý

Man in the Tracksuit (segment "Víkend")

Ivo Niederle

Roman Čížek (segment "Víkend")

Jiří Schmitzer

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