The Island of the Silver Herons

Overview

The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them. Heinrich comes from an officer's family with an army tradition and is preparing to enter cadet college. Paul's father and grandfather are workers, and Willi, left to depend on himself, works as a hotel messenger. The last year of the war is hard for everyone, but while Paul and Willi know their own minds and do not hesitate to help the war fugitives Tony and Sepp, for Heinrich everything is more complicated.

Directed by Jaromil Jireš

Top cast

Erwin Geschonneck

Colonel von Bülow

Günter Naumann

Sepp Erdmann

Vladimír Dlouhý

Tony

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Michal Vavruša

Heinrich von Bülow

Petr Voříšek

Paul Meyer

Tomáš Vacek

Willi

Heidemarie Wenzel

Hilda von Bülow

Iva Bittová

Tereza

Wolfgang Greese

Police Chief

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Erich Mirek

Grandpa Meyer

Jaromír Joo

Jan Král

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Gabriela Najmanová

Král's Wife

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Jindřich Joo

Král's Son

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Vladimír Navrátil

J

Jaromír Vaverka

P

Peter Kalisch

D

Dieter Knust

F

Frank Ciazynski

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Klaus Tilsner

Gustav

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Karel Chromík

Details