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Distant Journey
Distant Journey

Distant Journey

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Drama

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Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

03 June 1949

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Blanka Waleská

Blanka Waleská

Hana Kaufmannová

Otomar Krejča

Otomar Krejča

Antonín Bureš

Zdeňka Baldová

Zdeňka Baldová

Hedvika Kaufmannová

Viktor Očásek

Viktor Očásek

Oskar Kaufmann

Eduard Kohout

Eduard Kohout

Reiter

Anna Vaňková

Anna Vaňková

Margit

Jiří Plachý

Jiří Plachý

Abrahamovič

Saša Rašilov

Saša Rašilov

Mošeles

Zdeněk Hodr

Zdeněk Hodr

Zdeněk Klein

Josef Chvalina

Josef Chvalina

Pepa Bureš

J. O. Martin

J. O. Martin

Rudolf Bureš

Soňa Danielová

Soňa Danielová

Ellen

František Vnouček

František Vnouček

Fried

Jaroslav Seník

Jaroslav Seník

Beer

Josef Toman

Josef Toman

Krejčí

Rudolf Deyl

Rudolf Deyl

Jarda Noha

Jan S. Kolár

Jan S. Kolár

Müller

František Kreuzmann

František Kreuzmann

Šantrůček

Jiří Spirit

Jiří Spirit

Honzík Kaufmann

Karel Jelínek

Karel Jelínek

Brych

Milka Balek-Brodská

Milka Balek-Brodská

Bindlerová (uncredited)

Otýlie Beníšková

Otýlie Beníšková

Theresienstadt Old Woman (uncredited)

Bohumil Bezouška

Bohumil Bezouška

Theresienstadt Young Man (uncredited)

Štěpán Bulejko

Štěpán Bulejko

Transport Announcer (uncredited)

Marie Burešová

Marie Burešová

Theresienstadt Stairs Woman (uncredited)

Oldřich Dědek

Oldřich Dědek

Theresienstadt Lute Player (uncredited)

Ada Dohnal

Ada Dohnal

Czech Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

Karel Effa

Karel Effa

Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)

Jan Fischer

Jan Fischer

Transport Young Jewish Man (uncredited)

Marie Hodrová

Marie Hodrová

Theresienstadt Old Woman (uncredited)

Emanuel Hříbal

Emanuel Hříbal

Man Outside Embassy (uncredited)

Antonín Jedlička

Antonín Jedlička

Theresienstadt Man (uncredited)

Anna Jiroušková-Tomanová

Anna Jiroušková-Tomanová

Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited)

Marie Kautská

Marie Kautská

Naked Theresienstadt Girl (uncredited)

Eva Marie Kavanová

Eva Marie Kavanová

Theresienstadt Gate Girl (uncredited)

Věra Koktová

Věra Koktová

Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited)

Miloš Kopecký

Miloš Kopecký

Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)

Marta Májová

Marta Májová

Ascherová (uncredited)

František Marek

František Marek

Gestapo Agent (uncredited)

Alexandra Myšková

Alexandra Myšková

Theresienstadt Woman With Bag (uncredited)

Josef Oliak

Josef Oliak

Theresienstadt Chess Player (uncredited)

Jaroslav Oliverius

Jaroslav Oliverius

Karlík (uncredited)

Zdenka Procházková

Zdenka Procházková

Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited)

Ladislav Rychman

Ladislav Rychman

Undressing Theresienstadt Man (uncredited)

Miroslav Svoboda

Miroslav Svoboda

Theresienstadt Clarinetist (uncredited)

Marie Tomášová

Marie Tomášová

Jewish Girl Shadow (uncredited)

Karolína Vávrová

Karolína Vávrová

Theresienstadt Old Woman (uncredited)

Hermína Vojtová

Hermína Vojtová

Žaludová (uncredited)

Václav Voska

Václav Voska

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Viola Zinková

Viola Zinková

Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited)

Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Himmler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Rudolf Hess

Rudolf Hess

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Sepp Dietrich

Sepp Dietrich

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Fritz Reinhardt

Fritz Reinhardt

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Hans Frank

Hans Frank

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Julius Streicher

Julius Streicher

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Reinhard Heydrich

Reinhard Heydrich

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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