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A Life at Stake

6.219561h 41mMovieDrama

The year is 1941 and the German Nazis rule Bohemia with a free hand. Engineer Otakar Racek is an extremely cautious man who tries to avoid problems at all costs. While some of his colleagues are being arrested by the Gestapo, he receives…

DirectorJiří Weiss
WritersKarel Josef Beneš·Jiří Weiss
ProducerKarel Feix

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Streaming in 1 other country

A Life at Stake isn't on any streaming service in United Kingdom right now, but it's available in Czechia. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Jiří Weiss

KHKarel Höger
Karel Höger
Engineer Otakar Racek
VCVlasta Chramostová
Vlasta Chramostová
Vlasta, Racek's wife
JSJaroslav Someš
Jaroslav Someš
Bedřich, the eldest son of the Raceks
JD
Jaroslav Drahan
Mirek, the younger son of the Raceks
ZDZdeněk Dítě
Zdeněk Dítě
resistance fighter Ondřej Rýdl
SN
Soňa Neumannová
Racková, Otakar's mother
OKOtomar Krejča
Otomar Krejča
Deputy Rudolf Kadera
FH
František Holar
Gestapo
JNJindřich Narenta
Jindřich Narenta
Gestapo
SNStanislav Neumann
Stanislav Neumann
doorman Dobeš
JBJosef Bek
Josef Bek
supervisor Josef Frouz
VV
Vlasta Vlasáková
Tonička, Frouz's wife

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