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DIAMONDS OF THE NIGHT

Démanty noci

Directed by Jan Němec
Czechoslovakia, 1964
War, Drama
  • 6464 minutes

Synopsis

Czechoslovakia, World War II. Two young prisoners escape from a concentration camp-bound train. Hungry, poorly dressed and exhausted, they wander in the woods for three days before being captured by local peasants on a charge of stealing bread. Their journey to freedom is suddenly being threatened.

Synopsis

Czechoslovakia, World War II. Two young prisoners escape from a concentration camp-bound train. Hungry, poorly dressed and exhausted, they wander in the woods for three days before being captured by local peasants on a charge of stealing bread. Their journey to freedom is suddenly being threatened.