The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

1965 · 96 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, War

A dramatic story from the end of WW II and a remarkable contemplation of the value of true friendship, meaning and purpose oflife or the possibility to be humane even in inhuma ne conditions. In a frosty mountain setting a cruel struggle for life takes place. After a fight, two partisans return to their brigade carrying along a young German soldier as a captive. But suddenly, amidst the hopelessness of barren mountains. all protagonists find themselves in a liminal existential situation.

Directed by Stanislav Barabáš · Written by Ivan Bukovčan

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Vlado Müller Ondrej
Ivan Rajniak Stašek
Axel Dietrich Captive Hans Joachim Gruber
Ewa Krzyżewska Verona
Radovan Lukavský German Lieutenant
Jozef Sorok German Lieutenant Werner
Pavol Benca
Hans Brückner
Anton Drobný
Pavel Feigler
Emil Garbár
Štefan Chmel

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