Distant Journey (1949)
Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.
Director:
Alfréd Radok
Writers:
Erik Kolár, Mojmír Drvota, Alfréd Radok.
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Blanka Waleská as Hana Kaufmannová |
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Otomar Krejča as Antonín Bureš |
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Zdeňka Baldová as Hedvika Kaufmannová |
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Viktor Očásek as Oskar Kaufmann |
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Eduard Kohout as Reiter |
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Anna Vaňková as Margit |
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Jiří Plachý as Abrahamovič |
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Saša Rašilov as Mošeles |
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Zdeněk Hodr as Zdeněk Klein |
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Josef Chvalina as Pepa Bureš |
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J. O. Martin as Rudolf Bureš |
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Soňa Danielová as Ellen |
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František Vnouček as Fried |
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Jaroslav Seník as Beer |
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Josef Toman as Krejčí |
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Rudolf Deyl as Jarda Noha |
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Jan S. Kolár as Müller |
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František Kreuzmann as Šantrůček |
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Jiří Spirit as Honzík Kaufmann |
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Karel Jelínek as Brych |
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Milka Balek-Brodská as Bindlerová (uncredited) |
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Otýlie Beníšková as Theresienstadt Old Woman (uncredited) |
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Bohumil Bezouška as Theresienstadt Young Man (uncredited) |
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Štěpán Bulejko as Transport Announcer (uncredited) |
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Marie Burešová as Theresienstadt Stairs Woman (uncredited) |
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Oldřich Dědek as Theresienstadt Lute Player (uncredited) |
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Ada Dohnal as Czech Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) |
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Karel Effa as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited) |
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Jan Fischer as Transport Young Jewish Man (uncredited) |
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Marie Hodrová as Theresienstadt Old Woman (uncredited) |
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Emanuel Hříbal as Man Outside Embassy (uncredited) |
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Antonín Jedlička as Theresienstadt Man (uncredited) |
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Anna Jiroušková-Tomanová as Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited) |
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Marie Kautská as Naked Theresienstadt Girl (uncredited) |
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Eva Marie Kavanová as Theresienstadt Gate Girl (uncredited) |
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Věra Koktová as Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited) |
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Miloš Kopecký as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited) |
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Marta Májová as Ascherová (uncredited) |
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František Marek as Gestapo Agent (uncredited) |
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Alexandra Myšková as Theresienstadt Woman With Bag (uncredited) |
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Josef Oliak as Theresienstadt Chess Player (uncredited) |
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Jaroslav Oliverius as Karlík (uncredited) |
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Zdenka Procházková as Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited) |
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Ladislav Rychman as Undressing Theresienstadt Man (uncredited) |
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Miroslav Svoboda as Theresienstadt Clarinetist (uncredited) |
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Marie Tomášová as Jewish Girl Shadow (uncredited) |
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Karolína Vávrová as Theresienstadt Old Woman (uncredited) |
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Hermína Vojtová as Žaludová (uncredited) |
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Václav Voska as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Viola Zinková as Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited) |
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Heinrich Himmler as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Adolf Hitler as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Rudolf Hess as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Sepp Dietrich as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Joseph Goebbels as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Fritz Reinhardt as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Hans Frank as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Julius Streicher as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Hermann Göring as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Reinhard Heydrich as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Writing | Miloslav Fábera | Creative Producer |
| Writing | Václav Řezáč | Creative Producer |
| Directing | Mojmír Drvota | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Erik Kolár | Screenplay |
| Art | Jan Pacák | Production Design |
| Editing | Jiřina Lukešová | Editor |
| Sound | Josef Vlček | Sound |
| Production | Bohumil Šmída | Production Manager |
| Sound | Otakar Pařík | Conductor |
| Writing | Erik Kolár | Screenstory |
| Crew | Josef Svoboda | Technical Advisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karel Marek | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Alfréd Radok | Director |
| Writing | Mojmír Drvota | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alfréd Radok | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jiří Sternwald | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Josef Střecha | Director of Photography |