The Island of the Silver Herons

The Island of the Silver Herons

75 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 1977

The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them. Heinrich comes from an officer's family with an army tradition and is preparing to enter cadet college. Paul's father and grandfather are workers, and Willi, left to depend on himself, works as a hotel messenger. The last year of the war is hard for everyone, but while Paul and Willi know their own minds and do not hesitate to help the war fugitives Tony and Sepp, for Heinrich everything is more complicated.

The Island of the Silver Herons

75 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 1977

The Island of the Silver Herons
The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them. Heinrich comes from an officer's family with an army tradition and is preparing to enter cadet college. Paul's father and grandfather are workers, and Willi, left to depend on himself, works as a hotel messenger. The last year of the war is hard for everyone, but while Paul and Willi know their own minds and do not hesitate to help the war fugitives Tony and Sepp, for Heinrich everything is more complicated.
Producers DEFA, Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Ostrov stříbrných volavek
Directors Jirí Svetlík, Michael Englberger, Jaromil Jireš
Writers Ladislav Dvorský, Ota Hofman, Inge Wüste-Heym, František Pavlíček

Cast

Erwin Geschonneck

as Colonel von Bülow

Günter Naumann

as Sepp Erdmann

Michal Vavruša

as Heinrich von Bülow

Petr Voříšek

as Paul Meyer

Tomáš Vacek

as Willi

Heidemarie Wenzel

as Hilda von Bülow

Iva Bittová

as Tereza

Wolfgang Greese

as Police Chief

Erich Mirek

as Grandpa Meyer

Jaromír Joo

as Jan Král

Gabriela Najmanová

as Král's Wife

Jindřich Joo

as Král's Son

Klaus Tilsner

as Gustav

Else Sanden

as House Keeper

Bedřich Šetena

as Policeman (voice)

Vladimír Pospíšil

as Officer (voice)

Jindřich Narenta

as Voice in Tony's Memory (voice)

Ota Sklenčka

as Colonel von Bülow (voice)

Petr Haničinec

as Sepp Erdmann (voice)

Michal Pešek

as Heinrich von Bülow (voice)

Viola Zinková

as Hilda von Bülow (voice)

Jana Šulcová

as Tereza (voice)

Luděk Kopřiva

as Police Chief (voice)

Josef Větrovec

as Grandpa Meyer (voice)

Mirko Musil

as Gustav (voice)

Eva Svobodová

as House Keeper (voice)