Sirius

Story

Synopsis

In SIRIUS, a young boy whose most cherished companion is his loyal German shepherd devises his own form of resistance when the Nazis arrest his father, then order the confiscation of local canines, including his pet, to be retrained as attack dogs against the rebellious populace.

Director

František Vláčil

Writers

Jan Stibral, Kamil Pixa

Language

Czech

Country

Czechoslovakia

Release date

14 November 1975

Ensemble

Cast

• Michal Vavruša

  Frantisek

• 

  Jana Hlaváčová

  Kalasova

• Karel Chromík

  Kalas

• Vladimír Jedenáctík

  Keeper

• 

  Bořivoj Navrátil

  Gestapo

• 

  Karel Hábl

  SS Officer

• Petr Holcer

  NCO Schupo

• Georg Pokrovskij

  NCO Schupo

• Miroslav Pechar

  Driver

• Ivo Hepner

  SS Officer

• Jaroslav Toms

  SS Officer

• Pavel Jiras

  Trainman