The Motive for Murder

The Motive for Murder

1975
1h 30m
2.7

2.7/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.

Status: Released

Language: CS

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Production Information

Production Companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia
Spoken Languages
Czech

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title Motiv pro vraždu
Release Date April 4, 1975
Status Released
Language CS
IMDb ID tt0071861

Cast

Ilja Prachař
Ilja Prachař

Karas (segment "Víkend")

Antonie Hegerliková
Antonie Hegerliková

Karasová (segment "Víkend")

Helga Čočková
Helga Čočková

Šteklová (segment "Víkend")

Zdena Studenková
Zdena Studenková

Věra (segment "Víkend")

Vlado Černý
Vlado Černý

Petr (segment "Víkend")

Vlastimil Hašek
Vlastimil Hašek

Štekl (segment "Víkend")

František Hanus
František Hanus

Cyril (segment "Víkend")

Eva Friedrichová
Eva Friedrichová

Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")

Václav Postránecký
Václav Postránecký

Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")

Jan Teplý
Jan Teplý

Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")

Ivo Niederle
Ivo Niederle

Man in the Tracksuit (segment "Víkend")

Jiří Schmitzer
Jiří Schmitzer

Roman Čížek (segment "Víkend")

Key Crew

Tomáš Svoboda
Screenplay
Jiří Svoboda
Screenplay
Julius Matula
Director
Tomáš Svoboda
Director
Jiří Svoboda
Director