The Murderer Hides His Face

The Murderer Hides His Face

94 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 28, 1966

In the forest near the village of Drahovice, a nurse from the local health center is found murdered. Three months ago, another young woman died nearby and a sexual motive was proved in the case of her murder. In the case of the nurse, the motives are not so clear. Two criminologists from Prague - Major Kalas (Rudolf Hrusínský) and Lieutenant Varga (Radoslav Brzobohatý) - patiently collect all available leads and question the villagers.

The Murderer Hides His Face

94 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 28, 1966

The Murderer Hides His Face
In the forest near the village of Drahovice, a nurse from the local health center is found murdered. Three months ago, another young woman died nearby and a sexual motive was proved in the case of her murder. In the case of the nurse, the motives are not so clear. Two criminologists from Prague - Major Kalas (Rudolf Hrusínský) and Lieutenant Varga (Radoslav Brzobohatý) - patiently collect all available leads and question the villagers.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Vrah skrývá tvář
Directors Marta Kunstová, Stanislava Hutková, Miloš Kohout, Petr Schulhoff
Writers Bedřich Kubala, Lubomír Možný, Petr Schulhoff

Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský

as major SNB Kalaš

Radoslav Brzobohatý

as nadporučík SNB Varga

Jiří Pleskot

as poručík VB Louda

Ferdinand Krůta

as správce ze zámečku Jiří Král

Ludmila Roubíková

as Králová, správcova žena

Zuzana Ondrouchová

as Radka, dcera Králové

Zdeněk Kutil

as vedoucí statku Král, Jiřího bratr

Jaroslav Moučka

as hajný Bureš

Josef Bláha

as MUDr. Wintr, drahovický doktor

Jindřich Světnica

as pasák koní Michal, místní blázen

Jarmila Doležalová

as Táňa Válková, přítelkyně Brychové

František Peterka

as reklamní aranžér Jiří Kyncl

Miroslav Plzák

as psychiatr

Zdeněk Šňupárek

as Pathologist

Václav Kaňkovský

as tchán Brych

Věra Tichánková

as tchyně Brychová

Robert Morávek

as Medical Examiner

Oldřich Velen

as Pathologist (voice)

Karel Pavlík

as Medical Examiner (voice)