A Dead Man Among the Living

A Dead Man Among the Living (Czech: Mrtvý mezi živými) is a 1949 Czech thriller film directed by Bořivoj Zeman and starring Karel Höger, Eduard Dubský and Vjaceslav Irmanov. The film is based on the 1931 novel To levende og en død by the Norwegian writer Sigurd Christiansen.[1] Following an armed robbery at his office, a postal worker suffers a crisis of conscience.

A Dead Man Among the Living
Directed byBořivoj Zeman
Written byElmar Klos
Borivoj Zeman
Based onTo levende og en død
by Sigurd Christiansen
StarringKarel Höger
Eduard Dubský
Vjaceslav Irmanov
Zdenka Procházková
Music byJirí Šust
CinematographyPetr Rovný
Edited byJosef Dobřichovský
Release date
1949
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Cast

  • Karel Höger - Jirí Valta - postal assistant
  • Eduard Dubský - Robert Munk - postal assistant
  • Vjaceslav Irmanov - Cyril Popov - musician (as Václav Irmanov)
  • Zdenka Procházková - Helena Fejfarová - gardener
  • Lída Matousková - Marta Klecková
  • Jana Hrdličková - Jana Klecková - daughter
  • Radim Nikodém - Ivo Fejfar - son
  • Vladimír Řepa - Inspector
  • František Klika - Chief
  • Milos Hájek - Emil Klecka - postal auditor
  • Frantisek Šlégl - Karel Fejfar - sergeant major
  • Zdeňka Baldová - Mr. Fejfarová
  • Rudolf Deyl - Officer
  • Blažena Slavíčková - Official
  • Jindřich Láznička - Postal attendant
  • Stanislav Neumann - Postal attendant at train
  • Josef Belský - Major
  • Josef Chvalina - Police officer
  • Bohus Hradil - Officer at postal management 1
  • Ferdinand Jarkovský - Officer at postal management 2
  • Josef Horánek - Officer at postal management 3
  • J.O. Martin - Post director
  • Anna Kadeřábková - Girl at gardening
  • Václav Švec - Rescuer
  • Milivoj Uzelac - Conductor
  • Vlasta Jelínková - Mr. Gabrielová
  • Vladimír Ráž - Officer at package postal
  • Jaroslav Štercl - Member of singer choir

References

  1. Soila, Söderbergh-Widding, Iverson p.106

Bibliography

  • Soila, Tytti & Söderbergh-Widding, Astrid & Iverson, Gunnar. Nordic National Cinemas. Routledge, 1998.


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