The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

A dramatic story from the end of WW II and a remarkable contemplation of the value of true friendship, meaning and purpose oflife or the possibility to be humane even in inhuma ne conditions. In a frosty mountain setting a cruel struggle for life takes place. After a fight, two partisans return to their brigade carrying along a young German soldier as a captive. But suddenly, amidst the hopelessness of barren mountains. all protagonists find themselves in a liminal existential situation.

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Genre:

Drama,

War

Duration:

96 minutes

Year:

1965

Director:

Stanislav Barabáš

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Company:

Československý film Bratislava

Cast:

Ondrej

Stašek

Captive Hans Joachim Gruber

Verona

German Lieutenant

Crew:

Director

Story

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer