Overview
The full-length television documentary, using currently found audio-visual records, tells the story of the fabricated political process from November 1952, the story of its victims and its masterminds. At its end, 11 executed high-ranking officials of the Communist Party of the Czech Republic, committed to the communist party, who mechanically "recited" memorized confessions and accusations of "accomplices", former friends and colleagues in front of the court in response to prearranged questions from the prosecutors and judges.
Production
Česká televize
Cast & Characters
Rudolf Slánský
Self (archive footage)
Stanislav Balík
Self
Petr Blažek
Self
Jan Kalous
Self
Petr Koura
Self
Aleš Kýr
Self
Igor Lukeš
Self
Jiří Pernes
Self
Martin Šmok
Self
Miloslav Turek
Self
Pavel Rímský
Commentary (voice)
Ester Janečková
Commentary (voice)
Directors & Crew
Martin Vadas
Director
Martin Vadas
Screenplay
Screenshots & Stills
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