Sign of the Virgin

Sign of the Virgin

1966 · 83 min · ★ 8.0 · Romance, Drama

The military airfield crew are not allowed to leave the area because alert level two has been declared. All walks have been cancelled and Private Standa Urban is looking forward to meeting his girlfriend who has come to visit him. His friends from the infirmary are sympathetic and conspiratorially organise the whole event...

Directed by Zbyněk Brynych · Written by Milan Uhde

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