Divided We Fall (2000)

Divided We Fall (2000)

2000-03-15 Czech Republic 120 Min. PG-13
7.261 46 votes

Overview

In 1943, a childless couple, the Čížeks, decide to hide a Jewish refugee, David Wiener, the son of Čížek's former employer, in the secret pantry of their apartment. Čížek is aware of the danger into which he has brought his household and his neighbours, but he takes helping his fellow man in need for granted. But at the same time, as a largely unheroic hero, he is dying of fear. His personal situation is greatly complicated by the approaching end of the war, when he faces danger from both the Germans and his "honest" fellow Czechs...

Cast

Bolek Polívka is Josef Cízek
Josef Cízek
Anna Šišková is Marie Cizková
Marie Cizková
Csongor Kassai is David Wiener
David Wiener
Jaroslav Dušek is Horst Prohaska
Horst Prohaska
Martin Huba is Dr. Albrecht Kepke
Dr. Albrecht Kepke
Jiří Pecha is Frantisek Simácek
Frantisek Simácek
Simona Stašová is Libuse Simácková
Libuse Simácková
Jiří Kodet is Dr. Fischer-Rybáf
Dr. Fischer-Rybáf
Vladimír Marek is SS Officer
SS Officer