Higher Principle (1960)
Original title: Vyšší princip
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During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.
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František SmolíkProfesor Málek
Jana BrejchováJana Skálová
Ivan MistríkVlastíkJan ŠmídFrantík
Alexandr PostlerKarel
Petr KostkaHonza
Radovan LukavskýVondráček
Václav LohniskýProfesor RichterMarie LukášováprofesorkaMiroslav Svobodaprofesor
Gustav HilmarVandas
Bohuš ZáhorskýProfesorKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityThriller · Drama · WarTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Based On Short Story · GestapoDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · World War IiDirector preference388949Actor preference338276 · 382929 · 413897
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What is Higher Principle about?
During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.
How long is Higher Principle?
Higher Principle has a runtime of 104 minutes.