The Motive for Murder

Story

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Julius Matula, Jiří Svoboda, Tomáš Svoboda

Writers

Tomáš Svoboda, Karel Štorkán, Jiří Svoboda

Language

Czech

Country

Czechoslovakia

Release date

4 April 1975

Ensemble

Cast

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  Ilja Prachař

  Karas (segment "Víkend")

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  Antonie Hegerliková

  Karasová (segment "Víkend")

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  Helga Čočková

  Šteklová (segment "Víkend")

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  Zdena Studenková

  Věra (segment "Víkend")

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  Vlado Černý

  Petr (segment "Víkend")

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  Vlastimil Hašek

  Štekl (segment "Víkend")

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  František Hanus

  Cyril (segment "Víkend")

• Eva Friedrichová

  Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")

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  Václav Postránecký

  Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")

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  Jan Teplý

  Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")

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  Ivo Niederle

  Man in the Tracksuit (segment "Víkend")

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  Jiří Schmitzer

  Roman Čížek (segment "Víkend")