Days of Betrayal

Days of Betrayal

227 mins | Drama, History | April 27, 1973

This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the independence and the territorial integrity of the state from the advance of Hitler's Germany. On the 29th of March 1938 the leader of the Sudeten Germans Henlein (Werner Ehrlicher) has a meeting with Hitler (Gunnar Möller). Hitler orders him to intensify pressure on the Czechoslovak government. On the 24th of April in Carlsbad, the Sudetendeutsche Partei (Sudeten German Party) decides upon eight demands that are unacceptable to the Czechoslovak President, since they would ultimately lead to the break-up of the Republic. Benes still shows a certain willingness to negotiate, and Henlein resents this. The Germans are determined to make further negotiations impossible through incidents and violence.

Days of Betrayal

227 mins | Drama, History | April 27, 1973

Days of Betrayal
This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the independence and the territorial integrity of the state from the advance of Hitler's Germany. On the 29th of March 1938 the leader of the Sudeten Germans Henlein (Werner Ehrlicher) has a meeting with Hitler (Gunnar Möller). Hitler orders him to intensify pressure on the Czechoslovak government. On the 24th of April in Carlsbad, the Sudetendeutsche Partei (Sudeten German Party) decides upon eight demands that are unacceptable to the Czechoslovak President, since they would ultimately lead to the break-up of the Republic. Benes still shows a certain willingness to negotiate, and Henlein resents this. The Germans are determined to make further negotiations impossible through incidents and violence.
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Dny zrady
Directors Karel Brchel, Vladimír Zelenka, Miroslav Voštiar, Štěpán Skalský, Otakar Vávra
Writers Miloslav Fábera, Otakar Vávra

Cast

Jiří Wohanka

as Soldier

Jaroslav Drbohlav

as Soldier

Václav Knop

as Soldier

Zdeněk Mucha

as Soldier

Jan Schaffer

as Soldier

Jiří Bím

as Soldier

František Čadil

as Musician

Karel Hajn

as Musician

Bohuslav Homolka

as Musician

František Hradil

as Musician

Jaroslav Chadim

as Musician

Antonín Kozel

as Musician

Václav Lexa

as Musician

Vlastimil Lupínek

as Musician

Jaroslav Menšík

as Musician

Jiří Myslivec

as Musician

Ladislav Šauer

as Musician

Josef Štěpánek

as Musician

Václav Záhora

as Musician

Antonín Hubáček

as Musician

Jiří Hlaváček

as Musician

Jaroslav Šmatlák

as Musician

Karel Šébl

as Musician

Václav Kužel

as Musician

Miroslav Nováček

as Musician

Theodor Osvald

as Musician

Oldřich Runštuk

as Musician

Jaroslav Rychtera

as Musician

Miloš Shrbený

as Musician

František Šrajer

as Musician

Taras Petrenko

as Musician

František Smolík

as Musician

František Jákl

as Soldier

Ludvík Wolf

as Soldier

Jaroslav Tomsa

as Soldier

Zdeněk Srstka

as Soldier

Jaroslav Klenot

as Soldier

Jiří Klenot

as Soldier

Michal Čuška

as Soldier

Zlatomil Fabinyi

as Soldier

Miroslav Jíra

as Soldier

Jiří Kasík

as Soldier

Jiří Sládek

as Soldier

Karel Vítek

as Soldier

Karel Hlušička

as Commentary (voice)

Vladimír Fišer

as Radio Announcer (voice)