A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
February 1, 1986
Original Title:
...nebo být zabit
Alternate Titles:
...a nebo být zabit
Genres:
Drama | War
Production Companies:
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
March 1945. It is already quite obvious to the Nazis that they cannot win the war. So it is time to think about the future after the war and to cover their tracks. One concentration camp must be completely cleared out and the prisoners buried in the mines. Only the mine-hunters remain - among them Ernest, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War from Vienna, and Kim, a resistance fighter from Prague. One day they decide to escape with the other prisoners, but they are betrayed and most of the escapees are shot. The pair of heroes are not alone, however, and on the way they are joined by a guard dog from the camp that Kim used to feed. In the coming days, Ernest leads young Kim through the unrelenting cold on his journey to freedom, teaching him that there is only one rule to follow in this time - kill or be killed.
Assistant Camera:
Stanislav Šťastný
Assistant Director:
Petr Slabý
Viktor Walter
Helena Voverková
Assistant Editor:
Eliška Willigová
Assistant Production Design:
Michal Krška
Assistant Production Manager:
Přemysl Čermák
Camera Operator:
Jiří Ondráček
Clapper Loader:
Renata Čihulková
Conductor:
Mario Klemens
Miroslav Košler
Costume Design:
Jan Kropáček
Costumer:
Jaroslava Adámková
Renata Ryšavá
Creative Producer:
Miloslav Vydra
Director:
Martin Hollý
Director of Photography:
František Uldrich
Dramaturgy:
Drahoslav Makovička
Editor:
Ivana Kačírková
First Assistant Director:
Josef Loučím
Makeup & Hair:
František Čížek
Vlasta Hájková
František Kléma
Original Music Composer:
Harry Macourek
Production Design:
Karel Černý
Production Manager:
Blažej Vráb
Screenplay:
Kamil Pixa
Jaroslav Vokřál
Set Decoration:
Richard Staněk
Lubomír Kafka
Sound:
Jiří Hora
Still Photographer:
Alena Červená
Story:
Kamil Pixa
Unit Production Manager:
Evelyna Vrbová
Rudolf Mos
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