A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
A group of wealthy American Jewish businessmen have been captured by the SS and are told that they are to be traded to the American army for several SS officers. However, these hostages are being required to pay bribes for their "transportation costs." In order to ensure that the businessmen will be more cooperative in paying up, a beautiful female singer is placed in their midst as a bargaining chip. The group of hostages are then placed on a train which is supposed to take them to the ship that will deliver them to freedom, but a series of "mishaps" delays their escape.
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A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 13, 1965
Runtime
1h 7m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Original Title
Modlitba pro Kateřinu Horovitzovou
Production Companies
Československá televize Praha
Director
Antonín Moskalyk
Description
A group of wealthy American Jewish businessmen have been captured by the SS and are told that they are to be traded to the American army for several SS officers. However, these hostages are being required to pay bribes for their "transportation costs." In order to ensure that the businessmen will be more cooperative in paying up, a beautiful female singer is placed in their midst as a bargaining chip. The group of hostages are then placed on a train which is supposed to take them to the ship that will deliver them to freedom, but a series of "mishaps" delays their escape.
