The Coward

The Coward

98 mins | Drama, War | April 13, 1962

In a remote Slovak village in the closing days of World War II, a schoolteacher and his young wife find a wounded Russian parachutist in their front yard just as the Germans are coming in to occupy their village. As his wife readily becomes involved with anti-Nazi partisans, the schoolteacher collaborates with the Germans in fear.

The Coward

98 mins | Drama, War | April 13, 1962

The Coward
In a remote Slovak village in the closing days of World War II, a schoolteacher and his young wife find a wounded Russian parachutist in their front yard just as the Germans are coming in to occupy their village. As his wife readily becomes involved with anti-Nazi partisans, the schoolteacher collaborates with the Germans in fear.
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Zbabělec
Directors Jiří Minařík, Marie Kaplanová, Jiří Mikeťuk, Jiří Weiss
Writers Ota Ornest, Miloš Brož, Ivan Bukovčan, Jiří Weiss

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