Silvery Wind
1956 · 98 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, History
Second half of the 19th century. In a small town in South Bohemia, fifth-former Jan Ratkin is living through the confusions of first love together with his classmates.
Directed by Václav Krška · Written by Václav Krška
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Eduard Cupák Jan Ratkin - F František Šlégr
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Marie Brožová -
Radovan Lukavský Jiří -
Vladimír Ráž -
Bedřich Vrbský -
Jana Rybářová Anička -
Josef Vinklář Valenta - O Oldřich Slavík
- J Jaroslav Wagner-Klenka
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Ilja Racek Vika -
Otto Lackovič
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