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A Life at Stake

Plot: The year is 1941 and the German Nazis rule Bohemia with a free hand. Engineer Otakar Racek is an extremely cautious man who tries to avoid problems at all costs
Release Date: Friday, November 23 1956
68 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Karel HögerKarel Höger. Karel Höger was 47 in A Life at Stake as 'Engineer Otakar Racek'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 17 1909 –
Died: Wed, May 04 1977
Portrait of Vlasta ChramostováVlasta Chramostová. Vlasta Chramostová was 30 in A Life at Stake as 'Vlasta, Racek's wife'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 17 1926 –
Died: Sun, Oct 06 2019
Portrait of Jaroslav SomešJaroslav Someš. Jaroslav Someš was 15 in A Life at Stake as 'Bedřich, the eldest son of the Raceks'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 21 1941
Portrait of Jaroslav DrahanJaroslav Drahan. Jaroslav Drahan was >> in A Life at Stake as 'Mirek, the younger son of the Raceks'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zdeněk DítěZdeněk Dítě. Zdeněk Dítě was 36 in A Life at Stake as 'resistance fighter Ondřej Rýdl'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 19 1920 –
Died: Tue, Dec 11 2001
Portrait of Soňa NeumannováSoňa Neumannová. Soňa Neumannová was 51 in A Life at Stake as 'Racková, Otakar's mother'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 19 1905 –
Died: Fri, Sep 17 1971
Portrait of Otomar KrejčaOtomar Krejča. Otomar Krejča was 35 in A Life at Stake as 'Deputy Rudolf Kadera'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 23 1921 –
Died: Fri, Nov 06 2009
Portrait of František HolarFrantišek Holar. František Holar was 39 in A Life at Stake as 'Gestapo'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 01 1917 –
Died: Wed, Sep 09 1970
Portrait of Jindřich NarentaJindřich Narenta. Jindřich Narenta was 35 in A Life at Stake as 'Gestapo'.
Birthday: Mon, May 09 1921 –
Died: Fri, Jun 26 1992
Portrait of Stanislav NeumannStanislav Neumann. Stanislav Neumann was 54 in A Life at Stake as 'doorman Dobeš'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 16 1902 –
Died: Wed, Feb 19 1975
Portrait of Josef BekJosef Bek. Josef Bek was 37 in A Life at Stake as 'supervisor Josef Frouz'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 21 1918 –
Died: Fri, May 05 1995
Portrait of Vlasta VlasákováVlasta Vlasáková. Vlasta Vlasáková was 35 in A Life at Stake as 'Tonička, Frouz's wife'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 07 1921 –
Died: Wed, Mar 02 1983
Portrait of Gustav HeverleGustav Heverle. Gustav Heverle was 36 in A Life at Stake as 'eng. Kubišta'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 31 1920 –
Died: Tue, Jan 22 2008
Portrait of Josef MrázJosef Mráz. Josef Mráz was 34 in A Life at Stake
Birthday: Sun, Jul 02 1922 –
Died: Sat, Jun 20 1981
Portrait of Jana DítětováJana Dítětová. Jana Dítětová was 30 in A Life at Stake as 'worker Zdenka, Pour's wife'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 07 1926 –
Died: Sat, Nov 09 1991
Portrait of Vladimír HlavatýVladimír Hlavatý. Vladimír Hlavatý was 51 in A Life at Stake as 'Tomeš'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 29 1905 –
Died: Tue, Oct 27 1992
Portrait of Jaroslav MarešJaroslav Mareš. Jaroslav Mareš was 35 in A Life at Stake as 'detektiv Brotánek'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 24 1921 –
Died: Wed, Oct 22 2003
Portrait of Felix le BreuxFelix le Breux. Felix le Breux was 38 in A Life at Stake as 'owner of the detective agency Alois Barvík'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 05 1918 –
Died: Mon, Feb 04 1974
Portrait of Rudolf DeylRudolf Deyl. Rudolf Deyl was 44 in A Life at Stake as 'jr. caretaker'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 06 1912 –
Died: Tue, Nov 21 1967
Portrait of Věra KalendováVěra Kalendová. Věra Kalendová was 37 in A Life at Stake as 'worker'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 30 1919 –
Died: Mon, Jan 13 2003
Portrait of Emil KavanEmil Kavan. Emil Kavan was 45 in A Life at Stake as 'chimney-sweep'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 16 1911
Portrait of Miloš VavruškaMiloš Vavruška. Miloš Vavruška was 32 in A Life at Stake as 'resistance fighter Berka'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 25 1924 –
Died: Sun, Apr 20 2003
Portrait of Marie KratochvílováMarie Kratochvílová. Marie Kratochvílová was >> in A Life at Stake as 'Nazist'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marcela SedláčkováMarcela Sedláčková. Marcela Sedláčková was 30 in A Life at Stake as 'secretary Müllerová'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 06 1926 –
Died: Sat, Apr 12 1969
Portrait of Václav PostráneckýVáclav Postránecký. Václav Postránecký was 13 in A Life at Stake as 'Jarda, son of the Frouzs'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 08 1943 –
Died: Tue, May 07 2019
Portrait of Marta MájováMarta Májová. Marta Májová was 75 in A Life at Stake as 'woman on the street'.
Birthday: Mon, Jun 13 1881 –
Died: Fri, Dec 04 1970
Portrait of Gustav HrdličkaGustav Hrdlička. Gustav Hrdlička was 48 in A Life at Stake as 'clerk'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 27 1908 –
Died: Wed, Apr 16 1969
Portrait of Miroslav MoravecMiroslav Moravec. Miroslav Moravec was 17 in A Life at Stake as 'german soldier'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 06 1939 –
Died: Sun, Mar 29 2009
Portrait of Martin SkybaMartin Skyba. Martin Skyba was 16 in A Life at Stake as 'german soldier'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 18 1939 –
Died: Thu, Apr 02 2015

Crew

Portrait of Jiří WeissJiří Weiss. Jiří Weiss was 43 in A Life at Stake as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 29 1913 –
Died: Fri, Apr 09 2004
Portrait of Milada MikešováMilada Mikešová. Milada Mikešová was 30 in A Life at Stake as 'First Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 20 1926
Portrait of Hugo HuškaHugo Huška. Hugo Huška was 41 in A Life at Stake as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Fri, Dec 11 1914 –
Died: Thu, Oct 08 1970
Portrait of Alena NováAlena Nová. Alena Nová was >> in A Life at Stake as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vladimír NovotnýVladimír Novotný. Vladimír Novotný was 42 in A Life at Stake as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sat, Oct 17 1914 –
Died: Mon, Apr 14 1997
Portrait of Karel Josef BenešKarel Josef Beneš. Karel Josef Beneš was 60 in A Life at Stake as 'Screenplay, Novel'
Birthday: Fri, Feb 21 1896 –
Died: Thu, Mar 27 1969
Portrait of František DanielFrantišek Daniel. František Daniel was 30 in A Life at Stake as 'Creative Producer'
Birthday: Wed, Apr 14 1926 –
Died: Wed, Feb 28 1996
Portrait of Karel FeixKarel Feix. Karel Feix was 53 in A Life at Stake as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Thu, Oct 01 1903 –
Died: Sun, Jul 30 1972
Portrait of Miroslav HájekMiroslav Hájek. Miroslav Hájek was 37 in A Life at Stake as 'Editor'
Birthday: Tue, Oct 28 1919
Portrait of Jiří SrnkaJiří Srnka. Jiří Srnka was 49 in A Life at Stake as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Mon, Aug 19 1907 –
Died: Sun, Jan 31 1982
Portrait of František NovotnýFrantišek Novotný. František Novotný was >> in A Life at Stake as 'Makeup & Hair'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of František BelfínFrantišek Belfín. František Belfín was 33 in A Life at Stake as 'Conductor'
Birthday: Wed, Jul 11 1923 –
Died: Tue, Feb 25 1997
Portrait of Jiří ŠafářJiří Šafář. Jiří Šafář was 35 in A Life at Stake as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Sat, May 21 1921 –
Died: Mon, Feb 05 2018
Portrait of Bohuslav KuličBohuslav Kulič. Bohuslav Kulič was 42 in A Life at Stake as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Wed, Dec 31 1913 –
Died: Mon, Jun 06 1988
Portrait of František ŠindelářFrantišek Šindelář. František Šindelář was 53 in A Life at Stake as 'Sound'
Birthday: Thu, Feb 12 1903
Portrait of Josef OuzkýJosef Ouzký. Josef Ouzký was 43 in A Life at Stake as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Sat, Dec 14 1912 –
Died: Fri, Jul 22 1977
Portrait of Miloslav HůrkaMiloslav Hůrka. Miloslav Hůrka was 32 in A Life at Stake as 'Sound'
Birthday: Thu, Jan 03 1924 –
Died: Sun, Dec 26 2010
Portrait of Gustav HrdličkaGustav Hrdlička. Gustav Hrdlička was 48 in A Life at Stake as 'Makeup & Hair'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 27 1908 –
Died: Wed, Apr 16 1969
Portrait of Jaroslav ČermákJaroslav Čermák. Jaroslav Čermák was 30 in A Life at Stake as 'Makeup & Hair'
Birthday: Thu, Mar 04 1926
Portrait of Vratislav InnemannVratislav Innemann. Vratislav Innemann was 56 in A Life at Stake as 'Unit Production Manager'
Birthday: Fri, Dec 22 1899
Portrait of Stanislav PavlíkStanislav Pavlík. Stanislav Pavlík was >> in A Life at Stake as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jarmila RomanováJarmila Romanová. Jarmila Romanová was >> in A Life at Stake as 'Costumer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Karel PostřehovskýKarel Postřehovský. Karel Postřehovský was 49 in A Life at Stake as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Tue, May 07 1907 –
Died: Wed, Jan 15 1997