The Island of the Silver Herons
1977•1h 15m•7.0•Released
Drama
The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them. Heinrich comes from an officer's family with an army tradition and is preparing to enter cadet college. Paul's father and grandfather are workers, and Willi, left to depend on himself, works as a hotel messenger. The last year of the war is hard for everyone, but while Paul and Willi know their own minds and do not hesitate to help the war fugitives Tony and Sepp, for Heinrich everything is more complicated.
Director
Jaromil Jireš
Writer
František Pavlíček, Inge Heym
Languages
Czech, German
Studio
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Erwin Geschonneck
Colonel von Bülow
Günter Naumann
Sepp Erdmann
Vladimír Dlouhý
Tony
Michal Vavruša
Heinrich von Bülow
Petr Voříšek
Paul Meyer
Tomáš Vacek
Willi
Heidemarie Wenzel
Hilda von Bülow
Iva Bittová
Tereza
Wolfgang Greese
Police Chief
Erich Mirek
Grandpa Meyer
Jaromír Joo
Jan Král
Gabriela Najmanová
Král's Wife
Jindřich Joo
Král's Son
Vladimír Navrátil
Jaromír Vaverka
Production
Company
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Company
Filmové studio Barrandov
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