The Motive for Murder
4.3(4) 1975-04-04 90 minCrime
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.
ScreenplayJiří Svoboda
ScreenplayTomáš Svoboda
Original Music ComposerPetr Hapka
DirectorJulius Matula
DirectorTomáš Svoboda
DirectorJiří Svoboda
Cast & characters
Ilja Prachař
as Karas (segment "Víkend")
Antonie Hegerliková
as Karasová (segment "Víkend")
Helga Čočková
as Šteklová (segment "Víkend")
Zdena Studenková
as Věra (segment "Víkend")
Vlado Černý
as Petr (segment "Víkend")
Vlastimil Hašek
as Štekl (segment "Víkend")
František Hanus
as Cyril (segment "Víkend")
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Eva Friedrichová
as Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")
Václav Postránecký
as Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")
Jan Teplý
as Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")
Ivo Niederle
as Man in the Tracksuit (segment "Víkend")
Jiří Schmitzer
as Roman Čížek (segment "Víkend")
Václav Vydra
as Young Man (segment "Víkend")
Karel Hábl
as Police Officer (segment "Víkend")
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Miroslav Chochola
as Police Officer (segment "Víkend")
Oldřich Vlček
as Physician (segment "Víkend")
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Karel Vítek
as Driver (segment "Víkend")
Jiří Hálek
as Čaban (segment "Rukojmí")
Blanka Waleská
as Čabanová (segment "Rukojmí")
Bohumil Šmída
as Dr. Mareš (segment "Rukojmí")
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Václav Mareš
as Pharmacist (segment "Rukojmí")
Gustav Heverle
as Wine Bar Manager
Jaroslav Mareš
as Kříž (segment "Rukojmí")
Vlastimil Čaněk
as Sr Lt. Šíma (segment "Rukojmí")
