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The Island of the Silver Herons

(1977)

January 21, 1977• 1h 15m
70%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

Jaromil Jireš

Director

Top Billed Cast

EG

Erwin Geschonneck

Colonel von BĂĽlow

GN

GĂĽnter Naumann

Sepp Erdmann

VD

VladimĂ­r DlouhĂ˝

Tony

MV

Michal Vavruša

Heinrich von BĂĽlow

PV

Petr Voříšek

Paul Meyer

TV

Tomáš Vacek

Willi

HW

Heidemarie Wenzel

Hilda von BĂĽlow

IB

Iva Bittová

Tereza

WG

Wolfgang Greese

Police Chief

EM

Erich Mirek

Grandpa Meyer