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Wolves' Lairs

Wolves' Lairs

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This drama from the times of Slovak National Uprising is situated in a small Slovak village. It is the tragical story of a widow and her four sons who fight alongside the partisans against the German occupants.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Slovak

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

25 December 1948

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Alžbeta Poničanová

Alžbeta Poničanová

matka Svrčinová

Jozef Budský

Jozef Budský

Ondrej Svrčina

Mikuláš Huba

Mikuláš Huba

Matúš Svrčina

Juraj Šebok

Juraj Šebok

Jano Svrčina

Ladislav Chudík

Ladislav Chudík

Štefan Svrčina

Arnold Flögl

Arnold Flögl

drevorubač Huco

Magda Husáková-Lokvencová

Magda Husáková-Lokvencová

Anča Hucová

Ivan Hliva

Ivan Hliva

Eugen Medek

Eugen Medek

Marta Černická-Bieliková

Marta Černická-Bieliková

Karol L. Zachar

Karol L. Zachar

Martin Gregor

Martin Gregor

Zdeněk Říha

Zdeněk Říha

Anton Michalička

Anton Michalička

Gejza Sedlák

Gejza Sedlák

Ján Jamnický

Ján Jamnický

Štefan Sliuka

Štefan Sliuka

Martin Ťapák

Martin Ťapák

Paľo Bielik

Paľo Bielik

Viliam Záborský

Viliam Záborský

French guerilla François

František Dibarbora

František Dibarbora

Míla Beran

Míla Beran

Anton Vaněk

Anton Vaněk

Ľudovít Jakubóczy

Ľudovít Jakubóczy

Imrich Strelka

Imrich Strelka

Vladimír Durdík

Vladimír Durdík

Branislav Koreň

Branislav Koreň

Juraj Paška

Juraj Paška

Oľga Sýkorová

Oľga Sýkorová

Jozef Šimonovič st.

Jozef Šimonovič st.

Božena Slabejová

Božena Slabejová

Alojz Kramár

Alojz Kramár

Matej Krnáč

Matej Krnáč

Emil Rožňovec

Emil Rožňovec

Václav Richter

Václav Richter

Miloslav Koubek

Miloslav Koubek

Vlado Kubenko

Vlado Kubenko

Eugen Stollmann

Eugen Stollmann

Ctibor Kováč

Ctibor Kováč

Juraj Paška st.

Juraj Paška st.

Fridrich Urban

Fridrich Urban

Ivan Belanský

Ivan Belanský

František Hrabovský

František Hrabovský

Tibor Rakovský

Tibor Rakovský

Ondrej Bielik

Ondrej Bielik

Michal Mička

Michal Mička

Katarína Hrobárová-Vrzalová

Katarína Hrobárová-Vrzalová

Samuel Adamčík

Samuel Adamčík

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