Cuckoo in a Dark Forest

Cuckoo in a Dark Forest

1985
1h 34m
4.1

4.1/10

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Overview

Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the Nazis, but she is selected for special treatment by virtue of being blonde. She is billeted with the commandant of a concentration camp near the Baltic coast, where his kindness towards her provokes his wife's jealousy, but is compromised when Emilka witnesses his brutality towards the prisoners.

Status: Released

Language: CS

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Production Information

Production Companies
PRF "Zespoły Filmowe" Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia Poland
Spoken Languages
Czech German Polish

Quick Facts

Original Title Kukačka v temném lese
Release Date May 1, 1985
Status Released
Language CS
IMDb ID tt0091359

Cast

Miroslava Součková
Miroslava Součková

Emilka Fejfarová

Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Tabakov

Otto Kukuck

Alicja Jachiewicz
Alicja Jachiewicz

Frida Kukuck

Míla Myslíková
Míla Myslíková

Frau Kramer

Vilém Besser
Vilém Besser

Teacher

Rafał Wieczyński
Rafał Wieczyński

Staszek

Jana Andresíková
Jana Andresíková

Frau Höpfner

Věra Vlčková
Věra Vlčková

Frau Melnik

Jolanta Grusznic
Jolanta Grusznic

Wanda

Karel Bělohradský
Karel Bělohradský

Kukuck's Driver

Pavel Trávníček
Pavel Trávníček

Krumey

Zdeněk Martínek
Zdeněk Martínek

Key Crew

Antonín Moskalyk
Director
Vladimír Körner
Screenplay