The Island of the Silver Herons

01/21/1977

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1hr 15min

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Drama

STORY

The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them. Heinrich comes from an officer's family with an army tradition and is preparing to enter cadet college. Paul's father and grandfather are workers, and Willi, left to depend on himself, works as a hotel messenger. The last year of the war is hard for everyone, but while Paul and Willi know their own minds and do not hesitate to help the war fugitives Tony and Sepp, for Heinrich everything is more complicated.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Erwin Geschonneck
  • Günter Naumann
  • Vladimír Dlouhý
  • Michal Vavruša
  • Petr Voříšek

    Directors

  • Jaromil Jireš
  • Jiří Světlík
  • Michael Englberger
  • Anna Lackovičová
  • Věra Vláčilová

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • DEFA
  • Filmové studio Barrandov

    Production Countries

  • Czechoslovakia
  • East Germany
  • Germany

LANGUAGES

  • Czech
  • German