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Transport from Paradise

(1963)

March 15, 1963 1h 34m
52%
TMDB Score

Overview

Czechoslovakian Zbynek Brynych directs this psychological drama set in World War II Terezin ghetto. A dark, visual portrayal of the trials and tribulations the Theresienstadt people faced on a daily basis presented in a series of memorable stories. Their hopes and dreams unfold against the perpetual threat of deportation (or worse) by the Nazis. Based on the novel "Night and Hope" by Arnost Lustig.

Zbyněk Brynych

Director

Top Billed Cast

Zdeněk Štěpánek

David Löewenbach

IP

Ilja Prachař

Moric Herz

LP

Ladislav Pešek

Roubíček

JN

Jindřich Narenta

Generál SS Knecht

VB

Vlastimil Brodský

Mukl

ČŘ

Čestmír Řanda

Marmulstaub

JV

Jiří Vršťala

Binde

JR

Jaroslav Raušer

Von Holler

WT

Walter Taub

Spiegel

MG

Martin Gregor