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A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova (1965)

A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova poster
Original title
Modlitba pro Kateřinu Horovitzovou
Directed by
Antonín Moskalyk
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Jewish woman is held by Nazis during World War II. The story follows her struggle to survive through dangerous negotiations.

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What happens

A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova (Czech: Modlitba pro Kateřinu Horovitzovou) is a 1965 Czech television film about a young Jewish woman during World War II. It is based on Arnošt Lustig's novel of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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