The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

Overview

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

Top cast

Vlado Müller

Ondrej

Ivan Rajniak

Stašek

A

Axel Dietrich

Captive Hans Joachim Gruber

Ewa Krzyżewska

Verona

Radovan Lukavský

German Lieutenant

J

Jozef Sorok

German Lieutenant Werner

P

Pavol Benca

H

Hans Brückner

A

Anton Drobný

P

Pavel Feigler

E

Emil Garbár

Š

Štefan Chmel

R

Rudolf Kekely

K

Koloman Matušík

O

Ondrej Struhár

F

František Török

V

Viera Strnisková

Verona (voice)

H

Hugo Kaminský

German Lieutenant (voice)

F

František Gervai

German Lieutenant Werner (voice)

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