''Days of Betrayal'' ( cs, Dny zrady) is a 1973 Czechoslovakian
drama film
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directed by
Otakar Vávra
Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was born in Hradec Králové, Austria-Hungary, now part of the Czech Republic.
Biography and career
Vávra attended universities i ...
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The film was entered into the
8th Moscow International Film Festival
The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by L ...
where it won a Diploma.
It was also selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences] The film was meant as the first part of Vávra's "war trilogy" consisting of movies ''Days of Betrayal'', ''
Sokolovo'' and ''
Liberation of Prague''.
Cast
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Jiří Pleskot
Jiří Pleskot (3 May 1922 – 1 December 1997) was a Czech actor. He appeared in over 60 films and television shows 1958 and 1990.
Selected filmography
* '' The End of Agent W4C'' (1967)
* ''Hotel for Strangers'' (1967)
* ''Days of Betraya ...
as Dr.
Edvard Beneš
Edvard Beneš (; 28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1945 to 1948. He also led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile 1939 to 1945 ...
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Bohuš Pastorek as
Klement Gottwald
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Gunnar Möller
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as
Adolf Hitler
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Jaroslav Radimecký as
Neville Chamberlain
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Martin Gregor Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austra ...
as
Édouard Daladier
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Daladier was born in Carpentr ...
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Bořivoj Navrátil as Sergey S. Alexandrovsky
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Otakar Brousek Sr. as Bonnet
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Josef Langmiler as Cooper
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Rudolf Krátký as Dr. Paul Schmidt – Hitler's interpreter
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Günter Zschieschow as
K. H. Frank
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Fred Alexander
Frederick Beasley Alexander (August 14, 1880 – March 3, 1969) was an American tennis player in the early 20th century. He won the singles title at the 1908 Australasian Championships and six double titles at Grand Slam events.
Career
In 1908, ...
as
Joseph Goebbels
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Rudolf Jurda as
Hermann Göring
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See also
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References
External links
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1973 films
1973 drama films
1970s war drama films
1970s historical drama films
1970s Czech-language films
Films directed by Otakar Vávra
Czech war drama films
Czech historical drama films
Czech political drama films
Films set in 1938
1970s political drama films
Czech World War II films
Czechoslovak World War II films
1970s Czech films
Czech films based on actual events
Czech epic films
Czech propaganda films
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