Distant Journey
Genres
Overview
Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
1949-06-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
6.8
Blanka Waleská
Hana Kaufmannová
Otomar Krejča
Antonín Bureš
Zdeňka Baldová
Hedvika Kaufmannová
Viktor Očásek
Oskar Kaufmann
Eduard Kohout
Reiter
Anna Vaňková
Margit
Jiří Plachý
Abrahamovič
Saša Rašilov
Mošeles
Zdeněk Hodr
Zdeněk Klein
Josef Chvalina
Pepa Bureš
J. O. Martin
Rudolf Bureš
Soňa Danielová
Ellen
František Vnouček
Fried
Jaroslav Seník
Beer
Josef Toman
Krejčí
Rudolf Deyl
Jarda Noha
Jan S. Kolár
Müller
František Kreuzmann
Šantrůček
Jiří Spirit
Honzík Kaufmann
Karel Jelínek
Brych
Milka Balek-Brodská
Bindlerová (uncredited)
Otýlie Beníšková
Theresienstadt Old Woman (uncredited)
Bohumil Bezouška
Theresienstadt Young Man (uncredited)
Štěpán Bulejko
Transport Announcer (uncredited)
Marie Burešová
Theresienstadt Stairs Woman (uncredited)
Oldřich Dědek
Theresienstadt Lute Player (uncredited)
Ada Dohnal
Czech Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
Karel Effa
Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
Jan Fischer
Transport Young Jewish Man (uncredited)
Marie Hodrová
Theresienstadt Old Woman (uncredited)
Emanuel Hříbal
Man Outside Embassy (uncredited)
Antonín Jedlička
Theresienstadt Man (uncredited)
Anna Jiroušková-Tomanová
Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited)
Marie Kautská
Naked Theresienstadt Girl (uncredited)
Eva Marie Kavanová
Theresienstadt Gate Girl (uncredited)
Věra Koktová
Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited)
Miloš Kopecký
Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
Marta Májová
Ascherová (uncredited)
František Marek
Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
Alexandra Myšková
Theresienstadt Woman With Bag (uncredited)
Josef Oliak
Theresienstadt Chess Player (uncredited)
Jaroslav Oliverius
Karlík (uncredited)
Zdenka Procházková
Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited)
Ladislav Rychman
Undressing Theresienstadt Man (uncredited)
Miroslav Svoboda
Theresienstadt Clarinetist (uncredited)
Marie Tomášová
Jewish Girl Shadow (uncredited)
Karolína Vávrová
Theresienstadt Old Woman (uncredited)
Hermína Vojtová
Žaludová (uncredited)
Václav Voska
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Viola Zinková
Theresienstadt Woman (uncredited)
Heinrich Himmler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Rudolf Hess
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Sepp Dietrich
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Fritz Reinhardt
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hans Frank
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Julius Streicher
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Reinhard Heydrich
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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