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A Game without Rules (1967)

A Game without Rules poster
Original title
Hra bez pravidel
Directed by
Jindřich Polák
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A policeman named Málek kills a robber in self-defense then quits the force to investigate the case on his own. He follows clues through the criminal underworld while haunted by what he did.

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What happens

A Game without Rules (Czech: Hra bez pravidel) is a 1967 Czechoslovak action crime film directed by Jindřich Polák. The movie is about a policeman Málek who kills a robber in self-defense and leaves police to investigate on his own. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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