The Coward
In a remote Slovak village in the closing days of World War II, a schoolteacher and his young wife find a wounded Russian parachutist in their front yard just as the Germans are coming in to occupy their village. As his wife readily becomes involved with anti-Nazi partisans, the schoolteacher collaborates with the Germans in fear.
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The Coward
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- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 13, 1962
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama, War
User Score
68%
Original Title
Zbabělec
Production Companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Director
Jiří Weiss
Description
In a remote Slovak village in the closing days of World War II, a schoolteacher and his young wife find a wounded Russian parachutist in their front yard just as the Germans are coming in to occupy their village. As his wife readily becomes involved with anti-Nazi partisans, the schoolteacher collaborates with the Germans in fear.