The Deserter and the Nomads (1968)
An apocalyptic story of three wars in three film tales encompassing the end of the WWI,WWII, as well as a vision of the world destroyed by nuclear weapons. This film was honored at the film festivals in Venice and Sorrento. Immediately after that the copy with Italian subtitles was locked in a safe as evidence of the anti-communist activities of the director, who used real footage of the Soviet invasion.
- Released
- 1968-12-06
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Juraj Jakubisko, Juraj Jakubisko, Karol Sidon, Ladislav Ťažký
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 15 votes
Cast
- Ferencz Gejza as Kalmán (segment "Zbehovia")
- Mikuláš Ladižinský as Martin (segment "Zbehovia")
- Helena Gorovová as Lila (segment "Zbehovia")
- Alexandra Sekulová as Mara (segment "Zbehovia")
- Albert Vojtech Pagáč as Bergman (segment "Zbehovia")
- Augustín Kubán as White Rider (segment "Zbehovia")
- Václav Kovařík as Crippled Christ (segment "Zbehovia")
- Štefan Pettö as Cripple (segment "Zbehovia")
- Mikuláš Cincula as Scarred (segment "Zbehovia")
- Gejza Spišák as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia")
- Alexander Kautnik as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia")
- Ján Švec as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia")