Watch The Motive for Murder (1975) Official Trailer
4.3 / 10 IMDb April 4, 1975 1h 30m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 30m
Release Date
April 4, 1975
Genre
Crime
Status
Released
Languages
Czech
Country
Czechoslovakia
Cast
Ilja Prachař
as Karas (segment "Víkend")
Antonie Hegerliková
as Karasová (segment "Víkend")
Helga Čočková
as Šteklová (segment "Víkend")
Zdena Studenková
as Věra (segment "Víkend")
Vlado Černý
as Petr (segment "Víkend")
Vlastimil Hašek
as Štekl (segment "Víkend")
František Hanus
as Cyril (segment "Víkend")
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Eva Friedrichová
as Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")
Václav Postránecký
as Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")
Jan Teplý
as Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")
Ivo Niederle
as Man in the Tracksuit (segment "Víkend")
Jiří Schmitzer
as Roman Čížek (segment "Víkend")
Václav Vydra
as Young Man (segment "Víkend")
Karel Hábl
as Police Officer (segment "Víkend")
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Miroslav Chochola
as Police Officer (segment "Víkend")
Oldřich Vlček
as Physician (segment "Víkend")
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Karel Vítek
as Driver (segment "Víkend")
Jiří Hálek
as Čaban (segment "Rukojmí")
Blanka Waleská
as Čabanová (segment "Rukojmí")
Bohumil Šmída
as Dr. Mareš (segment "Rukojmí")
Production Companies
Filmové studio BarrandovAdvertisement
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