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''The Nun's Night'' ( cs, Noc nevěsty) is a 1967
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film directed by
Karel Kachyňa Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades. Early life He was born on May 1, 1920, in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia. His father was a government officer. His mother ...
adapted from a novel by Jan Procházka. Set in a
Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The me ...
n village in the early 1950s, a time of
collectivisation Collective farming and communal farming are various types of, "agricultural production in which multiple farmers run their holdings as a joint enterprise". There are two broad types of communal farms: agricultural cooperatives, in which member- ...
as well as mass closures of monasteries and convents by the
Stalinist Stalinism is the means of governing and Marxist-Leninist policies implemented in the Soviet Union from 1927 to 1953 by Joseph Stalin. It included the creation of a one-party totalitarian police state, rapid industrialization, the theory o ...
regime, the film is an evocative critique of religious fanaticism and political ideology.


Cast

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Jana Brejchová Jana Brejchová (born 20 January 1940) is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1953. She was married to director Miloš Forman and later actor Vlastimil Brodský. Her younger sister Hana is also an actress who has ...
as Nun * Mnislav Hofmann as Chairman Picin * Gustáv Valach as Village idiot Ambrož *
Josef Kemr Josef Kemr (20 June 1922 – 15 January 1995) was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film ''Witchhammer'' under director Otakar Vávra. Selected filmography *'' Lízin let do nebe'' (1937) - Jula Plichta *''Škola základ života'' ( ...
as Priest * Josef Elsner as Farmer Jan Šabatka *
Čestmír Řanda Čestmír Řanda (5 December 1923 – 31 August 1986) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in over 65 films and television shows between 1960 and 1986. Selected filmography * ''Bílá spona'' (1960) * ''Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk'' (1964 ...
as Farmer Alois Skovajs *
Jaroslav Moučka Jaroslav Moučka (9 November 1923 in Studená – 26 December 2009 in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historic ...
as Farmer Vitásek *
Josef Větrovec Josef may refer to *Josef (given name) *Josef (surname) Josef is the surname of the following people: * Jens Josef (born 1967), German composer of classical music, a flutist and academic teacher * Michelle Josef (born 1954), Canadian musician and tr ...
as Farmer Josef Bařina * Valerie Kaplanová as Filipa, Picin's wife *
Libuše Havelková Libuše Havelková (11 May 1924 – 6 April 2017) was a Czech actress.1967 films Czechoslovak drama films 1960s Czech-language films Czech black-and-white films 1960s Czech films {{1960s-CzechRepublic-film-stub