Film

The Motive for Murder

1975 · 1h 30m · Crime

IMDb

6.2

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.

Ilja Prachař

Karas (segment "Víkend")

Antonie Hegerliková

Karasová (segment "Víkend")

Helga Čočková

Šteklová (segment "Víkend")

Zdena Studenková

Věra (segment "Víkend")

Vlado Černý

Petr (segment "Víkend")

Vlastimil Hašek

Štekl (segment "Víkend")

František Hanus

Cyril (segment "Víkend")

Eva Friedrichová

Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")

Václav Postránecký

Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")

Jan Teplý

Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")

Ivo Niederle

Man in the Tracksuit (segment "Víkend")

Jiří Schmitzer

Roman Čížek (segment "Víkend")

Václav Vydra

Young Man (segment "Víkend")

Karel Hábl

Police Officer (segment "Víkend")

Miroslav Chochola

Police Officer (segment "Víkend")

Oldřich Vlček

Physician (segment "Víkend")

• Jiří SvobodaStory · Screenplay · Director
• Tomáš SvobodaScreenplay · Director
• Julius MatulaDirector
• Karel ŠtorkánStory
• Miloš PetrolínDirector of Photography
• Petr HapkaOriginal Music Composer
• Josef DobřichovskýEditor

Release date

April 4, 1975

Status

Released

Original language

Czech

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Crime

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