Silent Barricade (1949)

Original title

Němá barikáda

Directed by

Otakar Vávra

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 53m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Czechoslovak film follows ordinary people in Prague as they resist German forces during the final days of World War II. It shows their struggle and sacrifice during the uprising.

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What happens

Silent Barricade (Czech: Němá barikáda) is a 1949 Czechoslovak war film about the Prague uprising at the end of World War II, directed by Otakar Vávra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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