The Bells Toll for the Barefooted (1965)
1h 36m | PG-13
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
Cast
Vlado Müller
as Ondrej
Ivan Rajniak
as Stašek
Axel Dietrich
as Captive Hans Joachim Gruber
Ewa Krzyżewska
as Verona
Radovan Lukavský
as German Lieutenant
Jozef Sorok
as German Lieutenant Werner