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The Motive for Murder
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The Motive for Murder

Apr 4, 1975
1h 30m
★ 4.3

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

Ilja Prachař

Karas (segment "Víkend")

Ilja Prachař

Antonie Hegerliková

Karasová (segment "Víkend")

Antonie Hegerliková

Helga Čočková

Šteklová (segment "Víkend")

Helga Čočková

Zdena Studenková

Věra (segment "Víkend")

Zdena Studenková

Vlado Černý

Petr (segment "Víkend")

Vlado Černý

Vlastimil Hašek

Štekl (segment "Víkend")

Vlastimil Hašek

František Hanus

Cyril (segment "Víkend")

František Hanus

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Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")

Eva Friedrichová

Václav Postránecký

Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")

Václav Postránecký

Jan Teplý

Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")

Jan Teplý

Ivo Niederle

Man in the Tracksuit (segment "Víkend")

Ivo Niederle

Jiří Schmitzer

Roman Čížek (segment "Víkend")

Jiří Schmitzer

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