A Czechoslovak battalion, led by Captain Hloušek, conquers a Slovak mountain village two days before Christmas Eve 1944. Christmas and classical music is heard from nearby German positions. The soldiers get permission from their commanders to celebrate Christmas. The only one against is the austere second lieutenant Jílek, about whose past there are various rumours and whom the soldiers distrust. Captain Hloušek decides to reconnoitre the enemy positions, which, despite a minor incident, goes off without a hitch. The holiday of peace and tranquility can begin both with ours and the enemy...
Karel Kachyňa
Director
Otomar Korbelář
Rudolf Deyl
Petr Haničinec
František Hanus
Jiří Sovák
Jiří Vala
Otto Lackovič
Vladimír Menšík
František Vnouček
Waiting for Anya62%
Wolf Hound65%
Jacknife63%
A Midnight Clear65%
Sahara64%
Battleground67%
The Beast70%
Miracle at St. Anna61%
Behold a Pale Horse60%
The Young Lions67%
The Scarlet and the Black70%
The One That Got Away68%
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse69%
Cross of Iron71%
The Boy in the Woods68%
Boudica58%
The Monuments Men60%
Escape to Victory68%
Field of Lost Shoes61%
Cast a Giant Shadow63%
