Vytautas Žalakevičius

Writing

Vytautas Žalakevičius

Born April 14, 1930 · Kaunas, Lithuanian Republic

Died November 12, 1996 · aged 66

No biography available.

Known For

Weekend in HellWeekend in Hell · 1987
Weekend in Hell
★ 5.11987
MovieDramaWar
Two POWs - Russian and Lithuanian - are trying to escape a German Camp during WWII.
The Devil's SeedThe Devil's Seed · 1979
The Devil's Seed
★ 10.01979
MovieDrama
In the Lithuanian village of Lietuvos, a farmer brings his sheltered nephew, Joni, to the rich Bani. By biting the prospective host's hand, the teenager gains the nickname of "the devil's seed."
Living HeroesLiving Heroes · 1960
Living Heroes
★ 4.91960
MovieDramaFamily
Four different stories about young kids' destinies in different time periods in Lithuania.
FeelingsFeelings · 1968
Feelings
★ 6.21968
MovieHistoryDrama
When a widowed fisherman moves in with his brother and sister-in-law to escape the collapsing Nazi forces, he finds himself caught up, like Lithuania itself, in perilous questions of collaboration and occupation, resistance and escape.
DrownedDrowned · 1956
Drowned
1956
MovieComedy
A minor official, Jonas Shatas, saved an apothecary who had fallen into the river. The whole city found out about it. Jonas felt like a hero. It seemed already close to the realization of a dream - marriage to the daughter of the boss. However, Jonas plan was not destined to come true. Having taken the chief, who was floundering merrily in the water, for a drowning man, Jonas decided to stun him before starting to rescue him.
Saduto TutoSaduto Tuto · 1974
Saduto Tuto
★ 7.71974
MovieDrama
Story about artist caught up in summer love triangle.
Nobody Wanted to DieNobody Wanted to Die · 1966
Nobody Wanted to Die
★ 5.51966
MovieDramaAction
The film is set in Lithuania after the Second World War. It shows dramatic events in a small Lithuanian farming community, where people are split between the Soviets and the "brothers in the woods", who are fighting to defend their land from the Soviets after the end of the Second World War.
Adam Wants to Be a ManAdam Wants to Be a Man · 1960
Adam Wants to Be a Man
★ 5.91960
MovieDrama
In a pre-WWII Lithuanian town, occupied with unemployed workers and crooks of various kinds, lives Adam, a naive young man with no job and a lot of dreams. His closest friend is the Captain, an old sea wolf with many tales to tell about Singapore, Hawaii and other equally exotic and sunny places. Inspired by his stories, Adam manages to get a job in an emigration bureau and starts saving for his ticket to leave abroad.

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