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The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night
4.8 / 10• 1990• 1h 43m•NR• Czech
DramaMystery
Storyline
An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells the story of what happens when a series of mysterious events take place, including the disappearance of the station master. While everything has a rational explanation, collective paranoia takes over and everyone's worst instincts are unleashed. Interrogations, disenfranchisement, and the search for scapegoats ultimately lead to murder. The movie was completed in 1969, but it was banned and not released till 1990, Evald Schorm who died in 1988 never saw it completed.
Cast & Crew
Jan Kačer
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Lead
Bohumil Šmída
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Jan Libíček
Joker
Květa Fialová
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Josef Bek
Baritone / Christ
Bohumil Švarc
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Luba Skořepová
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JN
Josef Němeček
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Evald Schorm's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
