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The Motive for Murder

1975

A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.

Cast & Crew

IPIP
Ilja Prachař

as Karas (segment "Víkend")

AHAH
Antonie Hegerliková

as Karasová (segment "Víkend")

HČHČ
Helga Čočková

as Šteklová (segment "Víkend")

ZSZS
Zdena Studenková

as Věra (segment "Víkend")

VČVČ
Vlado Černý

as Petr (segment "Víkend")

VHVH
Vlastimil Hašek

as Štekl (segment "Víkend")

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
4/4/1975
Runtime
1 hours, 30 minutes
Original Language
CS
Financial
Budget
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Revenue
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Profit/Loss
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ROI: N/A
Genres
Crime
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia (XC)
Spoken Languages
Czech (cs)
Production Companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Filmové studio Barrandov