Deckname Holec

Deckname Holec

2016•4.0/10

DramaHistory

Ratings

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4.0/10(5)

Young director Honza David films the Russian invasion in in Prague in August 1968. With Eva the love of his life he tries to get out of the country. He wants to bring the explosive material to Vienna, to the director of the Austrian Television Helmut Zilk. He knows Eva very well but the Czech Secret Service even better ...

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Production

Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion, Česká televize, Dawson Productions, Universal Production Partners, ORF

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Kryštof Hádek

Kryštof Hádek

Jan David

Vica Kerekes

Vica Kerekes

Eva

Johannes Zeiler

Johannes Zeiler

Helmut Zilk

David Novotný

David Novotný

Nahodil

Jenovéfa Boková

Jenovéfa Boková

Žofie

Dana Marková

Dana Marková

Diana

Gerrit Jansen

Gerrit Jansen

Markus

Ondřej Malý

Ondřej Malý

Hadek

Vilma Cibulková

Vilma Cibulková

Studio Manager

Michael Fuith

Michael Fuith

Popp

Ondřej Gregor Brzobohatý

Ondřej Gregor Brzobohatý

Oskar

Václav Helšus

Václav Helšus

Jarda

Heribert Sasse

Heribert Sasse

Fuchs

Eva Spreitzhofer

Eva Spreitzhofer

Helga

Hilde Dalik

Hilde Dalik

Susi

Paul Matic

Paul Matic

Techniker

Christian Reiner

Oskar (voice)

Jiří Vyorálek

Jiří Vyorálek

Vacek

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