The coward /
In this moral study of heroism set in a remote Slovak village in the closing days of World War II, a schoolteacher and his young wife find a wounded Russian parachutist in their front yard just as the Germans are coming in to occupy their village. As his wife gets involved with anti-Nazi partisans,...
| Uniform Title: | Zbabelec (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | Slovak German |
| Language Notes: | Slovak and some German dialogue, English subtitles. |
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[Chicago, Ill.] :
Facets Video,
[2000]
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| Summary: | In this moral study of heroism set in a remote Slovak village in the closing days of World War II, a schoolteacher and his young wife find a wounded Russian parachutist in their front yard just as the Germans are coming in to occupy their village. As his wife gets involved with anti-Nazi partisans, the schoolteacher collaborates with the Germans, but, at the end of his humiliation, finds the courage to save his honor and the innocent victims of the Nazis. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as motion picture in Czechoslovakia by Czechoslovak Filmexport in 1962. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (113 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| ISBN: | 1565800761 |