Higher Principle

During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.

1h 44m1960TMDb 8.2

Czech

Crew and Cast

Storyline

During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.

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Info

Original title: Vyšší princip
Status: Released
Released: 23 November 1960
Runtime: 1h 44m
TMDB score: 8.2 / 10 (22 votes)

Production

Director: Jiří Krejčík
Writers: Jan Drda, Jiří Krejčík
Studios: Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries: Czechoslovakia

Languages

Original: Czech
Spoken: Czech, German