Higher Principle (Vyšší princip) 63 years old

During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.

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Higher Principle Cast

Name Character
Jindřich Narenta He was 39, now 103 years old
Luba Skořepová She was 36, 93 years old when she died
Ivan Mistrík He was 24, 46 years old when he died as Vlastík
Bedřich Prokoš He was 47, 84 years old when he died
Věra Tichánková She was 39, 93 years old when she died as hospodyně
Václav Lohniský He was 39, 59 years old when he died as Profesor Richter
Jiří Kodet He was 22, 67 years old when he died
Rudolf Hrušínský He was 39, 73 years old when he died as kolaborant Zajíček
Radovan Lukavský He was 40, 88 years old when he died as Vondráček
Jana Brejchová She was 20, now 84 years old as Jana Skálová
Petr Kostka He was 22, now 86 years old as Honza
František Smolík He was 69, 81 years old when he died as Profesor Málek
Jarmila Kurandová She was 70, 88 years old when she died
Jan Skopeček He was 35, now 99 years old
Otomar Krejča He was 38, 87 years old when he died as Dr. Skála
Marie Vášová She was 49, 73 years old when she died as Vlastíkova matka
Hannjo Hasse He was 39, 61 years old when he died as Komisař Worliczek
Naděžda Gajerová
Marie Glázrová She was 49, 88 years old when she died
Bohuš Záhorský He was 54, 74 years old when he died as Profesor
Jitka Frantová
Libuše Švormová She was 25, now 89 years old
Gustav Hilmar He was 69, 76 years old when he died as Vandas

Higher Principle Crew

Name Department
Zdeněk Liška as Music. He was 38 (61) years old when He died Sound
Jiří Krejčík as Director. He was 42 (95) years old when He died Directing
Jiří Krejčík as Screenplay. He was 42 (95) years old when He died Writing
Jaroslav Tuzar as Camera Operator. He was 52 (80) years old when He died Camera
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Higher Principle (63 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 23, 1960
  • Runtime: 104 minutes