The Motive for Murder

The Motive for Murder

1975•1h 30m•2.7/10

Crime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

2.7/10(3)

A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.

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Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Language

CS

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ilja Prachař

Ilja Prachař

Karas (segment "Víkend")

Antonie Hegerliková

Antonie Hegerliková

Karasová (segment "Víkend")

Helga Čočková

Helga Čočková

Šteklová (segment "Víkend")

Zdena Studenková

Zdena Studenková

Věra (segment "Víkend")

Vlado Černý

Vlado Černý

Petr (segment "Víkend")

Vlastimil Hašek

Vlastimil Hašek

Štekl (segment "Víkend")

František Hanus

František Hanus

Cyril (segment "Víkend")

Eva Friedrichová

Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")

Václav Postránecký

Václav Postránecký

Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")

Jan Teplý

Jan Teplý

Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")

Ivo Niederle

Ivo Niederle

Man in the Tracksuit (segment "Víkend")

Jiří Schmitzer

Jiří Schmitzer

Roman Čížek (segment "Víkend")

Václav Vydra

Václav Vydra

Young Man (segment "Víkend")

Karel Hábl

Karel Hábl

Police Officer (segment "Víkend")

Miroslav Chochola

Police Officer (segment "Víkend")

Oldřich Vlček

Oldřich Vlček

Physician (segment "Víkend")

Karel Vítek

Driver (segment "Víkend")

Jiří Hálek

Jiří Hálek

Čaban (segment "Rukojmí")

Blanka Waleská

Blanka Waleská

Čabanová (segment "Rukojmí")

Bohumil Šmída

Bohumil Šmída

Dr. Mareš (segment "Rukojmí")

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