A group of wealthy American Jewish businessmen have been captured by the SS and are told that they are to be traded to the American army for several SS officers. However, these hostages are being required to pay bribes for their "transportation costs." In order to ensure that the businessmen will be more cooperative in paying up, a beautiful female singer is placed in their midst as a bargaining chip. The group of hostages are then placed on a train which is supposed to take them to the ship that will deliver them to freedom, but a series of "mishaps" delays their escape.

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Modlitba pro Kateřinu Horovitzovou (1965)

Television/Drama · 1h 7m · 10/13/1965

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A group of wealthy American Jewish businessmen have been captured by the SS and are told that they are to be traded to the American army for several SS officers. However, these hostages are being required to pay bribes for their "transportation costs." In order to ensure that the businessmen will be more cooperative in paying up, a beautiful female singer is placed in their midst as a bargaining chip. The group of hostages are then placed on a train which is supposed to take them to the ship that will deliver them to freedom, but a series of "mishaps" delays their escape.

Status

Released

Language

Czech

Production Company

Československá televize Praha
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Cast
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Jiří Adamíra

Bedřich Branske
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Martin Ruzek

Herrmann Cohen
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Lenka Fišerová

Kateřina Horovitzová
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Miloš Nedbal

rabín z Lodže Dajem
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Čestmír Řanda

Ludvík Rappaport
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Ilja Prachař

Oskar Löwenstein
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Felix Le Breux

Valter Taubenstock
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Vladimír Ráž

Freddy Klarfeld
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Vladimír Hlavatý

Hugo Varacky
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Otto Šimánek

krejčí
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Jiří Bruder

Schillinger
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Antonín Molčík

Sepp Hojer
Crew
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Arnošt Lustig

Director
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Miloš Ditrich

Director
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Luboš Fišer

Director
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Miloslav Jandera

Director
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Adolf Böhm

Director
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Jiří Kadaňka

Director
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Vladislav Čejchan

Director
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Miloslav Vaněk

Director
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Jarmila Konečná

Director
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František Belfín

Director
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Jan Chaloupek

Director
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Antonín Moskalyk

Director
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