And Give My Love to the Swallows (1972)

This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda Vasaryova), is based on her diaries. Though she was tortured and eventually executed by the Nazis, her diaries indicate that she was optimistic for the humanity of her captors and did not by any means hate them. Told with simple dignity, this film makes clear why Maruska became a national hero.

Cast (55)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Magda Vášáryová

Maruška Kudeříková

V

Viera Strnisková

Mother

Július Vašek

Father

Václav Helšus

Dagmar Bláhová

Julinka

Hana Pastejříková

Jarka

Hana Maciuchová

Jana Andresíková

A

Alžběta Frejková

Z

Zora Rozsypalová

Valerie Kaplanová

G

Gisela Fojtů

J

Jozef Čierny

Dušan Blaškovič

L

Leoš Kaltofen

Ladislav Mrkvička

Vítězslav Jandák

Jiří Zahajský

J

Jan Ekl

M

Miloš Bílek

Miroslav Kolář

Z

Zdeněk Kampf

H

Helena Nováčková

E

Eva Jiroušková

D

Daniela Šrajerová

M

Milica Kolofíková

J

Jiří Prýmek

Oto Ševčík

K

Karel Šebesta

Miroslav Moravec

Jindřich Narenta

E

Eduard Rzimek

V

Václav Špidla

Anna Ferencová

I

Ilona Kubásková

Ladislav Trojan

S

Slávka Španková

Jana Dolanská

Zdeněk Srstka

O

Otakar Rademacher

K

Karel Sekera

K

Karel Engel

E

Emil Lenz

J

Jiří Ptáčník

A

Alois Mottl

E

Eduard Pavlíček

F

Ferdinand Šnajberk

J

Jan Rott

Milena Šajdková

Z

Zuzana Talpová

J

Josef Skrčený

L

Luděk Svoboda

H

H. Staub

L

Lubomír Polách

R

R. Tesař

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