Vyšší princip (1960)
- Directed by
- Jiří Krejčík
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 21 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, a teacher tries to help a student accused of anti-German activities. The film follows the moral choices of ordinary people under a repressive regime.
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What happens
Higher Principle (Czech: Vyšší princip) is a Czech drama film based on the eponymous short story from the book Silent Barricade (Czech: Němá barikáda) written by Jan Drda in 1946. The movie was released in 1960 and was temporarily banned in West Germany as the "anti-German film". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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