The Ear (1970)
Ucho
94 min
Government bureaucrat Ludvik becomes suspicious after several colleagues disappear and he overhears something strange at a cocktail party. Returning home with his wife, Anna, he finds their house under surveillance and spends a fraught night worrying about his possible arrest in the morning. Marital difficulties come to light as Ludvik and his wife attempt to act normal in front of the cameras while dredging up their problems out of sight.
- Release date
- February 18, 1990
- Country of origin
- XC
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Trailer
Cast
- Radoslav Brzobohatý as Ludvik - námestek ministra
- Jiřina Bohdalová as Anna
- Jiří Císler as Standa secret agent
- Miroslav Holub as Generál
- Jaroslav Moučka as Vagera
- Ladislav Křiváček as Tajný
- František Němec
- Bronislav Poloczek
- Jan Teplý
- Borivoj Navrátil as Cejnar
- Jindřich Narenta
- Gustav Opočenský as Soudruh (comrade)
- Ivan Palúch
- Lubor Tokoš as Ministr
- Karel Vasicek as Básník
- Alice Auspergerová
- Jana Hana Duffková
- Zdenek Hradilák
Crew
- Karel Kachyňa · Director
- Karel Kachyňa · Writer
- Jan Procházka · Writer
- Ladislav Winkelhöfer · Writer
- Karel Vejřík · Producer
- Svatopluk Havelka · Composer
- Josef Illík · Cinematographer
- Miroslav Hájek · Editor