''Operation B'' (Czech: ''Akce B'') is a 1952 Czech war drama film directed by Josef Mach and starring

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, Vlasta Chramostová and Josef Bek.Wohl & Păcurar p.349 It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed by the

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Miroslav Pelc. It is set during Operation B, a military operation conducted by the

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against the Ukrainian Insurgent Army in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Cast

as Mária * Vlasta Chramostová as Ofélie * Josef Bek as Capt. Synek * Svatopluk Cech as Lieutenant *

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as Fenda *

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as Lt. Málek * Frantisek Holar as Gocen *

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as Boluk * Mikulás Huba as Police major *

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as Monsignore * Oldrich Lukes as Police warrant officer * Jaroslav Mares as Juzek * Dana Medrická as Polana * Karel Richter as LCpl. Venda * Jozef Sikuta as Farár * Bohumil Smutný as Lt. Rychta * Jirí Sovák as Pvt. Jula * Antonín Sura as Pvt. Láda * Martin Tapák as Pvt. Ondra * Milos Vavruska as Cpl. Tonda

References

Bibliography

* Černík, Jan. ''Český technický scénář 1945–1962''. Palacký University Olomouc, 2021. * Wohl, Eugen & Păcurar, Elena. ''Language of the Revolution: The Discourse of Anti-Communist Movements in the "Eastern Bloc" Countries: Case Studies''. Springer Nature, 2023.

External links

* 1952 films 1952 drama films 1950s Czech-language films Czech drama films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Czechoslovak drama films 1950s Czech films 1952 war films Czech war films Films set in the 1940s Films directed by Josef Mach Films shot at Barrandov Studios {{1950s-CzechRepublic-film-stub