The Coward

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The Coward ★★ 1962

A school-teacher and his wife are living in a remote Slovak village during the last days of WWII. The wife supports the anti-Nazi partisans while her husband collaborates with the Germans that occupy the village. Eventually, he finds the courage to save some innocent victims of the Nazi purge. Czech with subtitles. 113m/C VHS . CZ Daniel Smutna, Ladislav Chudik, Oleg Strizhenov, Willem KochHooge; D: Jiri Weiss; W: Jiri Weiss; C: Josef Strecha; M: Jiri Srnka.

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