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The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

The Bells Toll for the Barefooted (1965)

1h 36m | PG-13

⭐ 6.4 / 10

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.

Director: Stanislav Barabáš

Studio: Československý film Bratislava

Genre: Drama, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Vlado Müller

Vlado Müller

as Ondrej

Ivan Rajniak

Ivan Rajniak

as Stašek

Axel Dietrich

Axel Dietrich

as Captive Hans Joachim Gruber

Ewa Krzyżewska

Ewa Krzyżewska

as Verona

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

as German Lieutenant

Jozef Sorok

Jozef Sorok

as German Lieutenant Werner