The High Wall

The High Wall

71 mins | Drama, Romance | June 19, 1964

Jitka is a 12-year-old girl who feels the first stirring of love. She becomes friends with a young man who is hospitalized with paralysis. Jitka visits the man every day and witnesses his slow recovery, but she is unaware that she could have deeper feelings for him.

The High Wall

71 mins | Drama, Romance | June 19, 1964

The High Wall
Jitka is a 12-year-old girl who feels the first stirring of love. She becomes friends with a young man who is hospitalized with paralysis. Jitka visits the man every day and witnesses his slow recovery, but she is unaware that she could have deeper feelings for him.
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Vysoká zeď
Directors Lubomír Břinčil, Milada Mikešová, Irena Vachatová, Karel Kachyňa
Writers Jan Procházka, Karel Kachyňa

Cast

Radka Dulíková

as Jitka

Vít Olmer

as Mladík

Helena Kružíková

as Jitka's mother

Václav Lohniský

as Caretaker

Ivana Bílková

as Graduate nurse

Josef Koza

as Attendant

Marián Jirásko

as Láda, brother