Čertova stena

Čertova stena

1949 · ★ 6.5 · Comedy

Two roommates – Ivan Trnovský, a university student from a wealthy family, and Petr Gazdík, a young composer, try to win the affections of a young teacher, Hanka. She teaches schoolchildren to ski, and Ivan arranges a Christmas stay with her in the Tatra Mountains, in a cottage under the Devil's Wall...

Directed by Václav Wasserman · Written by Ivan Bukovčan

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