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.

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Zdeněk Štěpánek

David Löewenbach

Ilja Prachař

Moric Herz

Ladislav Pešek

Roubíček

Jindřich Narenta

Generál SS Knecht

Vlastimil Brodský

Mukl

Čestmír Řanda

Marmulstaub

Jiří Vršťala

Binde

Walter Taub

Spiegel

Martin Gregor

Josef Abrhám

Josef Vinklář

Vágus

Jiřina Štěpničková