Underplayed Gems

Vyšší princip (1960)

Vyšší princip poster
Directed by
Jiří Krejčík
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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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