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  • Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (1985)
  • 95 min | Drama, War
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (1985)
95 min | Drama, War

A portrait of a Nazi officer, the commander of a concentration camp, touches on the contradictory sides of his personality - on the one hand, a caring, nurturing family man, on the other, a ruthless Nazi, applying a policy of extermination...See moreA portrait of a Nazi officer, the commander of a concentration camp, touches on the contradictory sides of his personality - on the one hand, a caring, nurturing family man, on the other, a ruthless Nazi, applying a policy of extermination without restraint. It is this man, who takes on 13-year-old Emilka, a Czech girl destined for "re-education"; through her eyes, we then see the imposed family, the complex formation of relationships with a man who tries to treat her kindly. The little girl goes through a painful discovery of true reality. During her stay in Germany, she tries not to forget her real home and believes that she will meet her mother once more in her life and return. Written by EuroFan See less
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Vladimír Körner (screenplay) | Eduard Pergner (story) (as E. Pergner) | Zdenek Karel Slabý (story) (as Z. K. Slabý)
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May 1, 1985 (Czechoslovakia)

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Miroslava Soucková
Emilka Fejfarová Emilka Fejfarová   See fewer
Oleg Tabakov
Otto Kukuck Otto Kukuck   See fewer
Alicja Jachiewicz
Frída Kukuck Frída Kukuck   See fewer
Vilém Besser
Nemecký rídící ucitel Nemecký rídící ucitel   See fewer
Míla Myslíková
Frau Kramer Frau Kramer   See fewer
Pavel Trávnícek
Krumey (as P. Travnícek) Krumey (as P. Travnícek)   See fewer
Zdenek Martínek
Nemecký doktor Nemecký doktor   See fewer
Jana Andresíková
Frau Höpfner (as J. Andresíková) Frau Höpfner (as J. Andresíková)   See fewer
Zbigniew Bartoszek
Actor (as Z. Bartozsek) Actor (as Z. Bartozsek)   See fewer
Adam Baumann
Actor (as A. Bauman) Actor (as A. Bauman)   See fewer
Karel Belohradský
Kukuckuv sofér (as K. Belohradský) Kukuckuv sofér (as K. Belohradský)   See fewer
Andrzej Bielski
Czlonek Komisji Indentyfikacyjnej (as A. Bielski) Czlonek Komisji Indentyfikacyjnej (as A. Bielski)   See fewer
Lena Birková
Vychovatelka (as L. Birková) Vychovatelka (as L. Birková)   See fewer
Adolf Filip
Vezen-remeslník (as A. Filip) Vezen-remeslník (as A. Filip)   See fewer
Vera Galatíková
Frida Kukuck (voice) Frida Kukuck (voice)   See fewer
Miroslav Grác
Vezen-remeslník Vezen-remeslník   See fewer
Henryk Hunko
German (as H. Hunko) German (as H. Hunko)   See fewer
Mieczyslaw Janowski
British soldier (as M. Janowski) British soldier (as M. Janowski)   See fewer
Józef Kaczynski
Prisoner of Concentration Camp Stutthof (as J. Kaczynski) Prisoner of Concentration Camp Stutthof (as J. Kaczynski)   See fewer
Alena Karesová
Frau Lütke (as A. Karesová) Frau Lütke (as A. Karesová)   See fewer
Petr Kostka
Otto Kukuck (voice) Otto Kukuck (voice)   See fewer
Igor Kujawski
Prisoner 16710 (as I. Kujawski) Prisoner 16710 (as I. Kujawski)   See fewer
Joachim Lamza
Harmonista (as J. Lamza) Harmonista (as J. Lamza)   See fewer
Irena Laskowska
Urzedniczka Komisji Identyfikacyjnej (as I. Laskowska) Urzedniczka Komisji Identyfikacyjnej (as I. Laskowska)   See fewer
Sylwester Maciejewski
Knopke, SS-man (as M. Maciejewski) Knopke, SS-man (as M. Maciejewski)   See fewer
Ferdynand Matysik
Czlonek Komisji Indentyfikacyjnej (as F. Matysik) Czlonek Komisji Indentyfikacyjnej (as F. Matysik)   See fewer
Vlasta Peterková
Actress (as V. Peterková) Actress (as V. Peterková)   See fewer
Jerzy Pieszka
Actor (as J. Pieszka) Actor (as J. Pieszka)   See fewer
David Ployhar
A child from Kinderheim A child from Kinderheim   See fewer
Boris Rösner
Knopke, SS-man (voice) Knopke, SS-man (voice)   See fewer
Bohumil Svarc
Commission chairman (voice) Commission chairman (voice)   See fewer
Jaroslava Tichá
Emilcina maminka (as J. Tichá) Emilcina maminka (as J. Tichá)   See fewer
Vera Vlcková
Frau Melnik (as V. Vlcková) Frau Melnik (as V. Vlcková)   See fewer
Oldrich Vízner
Limping prisoner (voice) Limping prisoner (voice)   See fewer
Pavel Zednícek
Accordionist (voice) Accordionist (voice)   See fewer
Kazimierz Wysota
British soldier (uncredited) British soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
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