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  • The Motive for Murder (1975)
  • 90 min | Crime
The Motive for Murder (1975)
90 min | Crime

An anthology film depicting the three different faces of crime. In "The Weekend", Mr. 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 Caban ...See moreAn anthology film depicting the three different faces of crime. In "The Weekend", Mr. 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 Caban 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. Written by EuroFan See less
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Directors
Július Matula (segments: Víkend) | Jirí Svoboda (segments: Rukojmí) | Tomás Svoboda (segments: Kapsár)
Writers
Karel Storkán (story) (segments: Kapsár) | Jirí Svoboda (screenplay) (segments: Kapsár) (screenplay) (segments: Rukojmí) (screenplay) (segments: Víkend) (story) (segments: Rukojmí) (story) (segments: Víkend) | Tomás Svoboda (screenplay) (segments: Kapsár)
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Apr 1, 1975 (Czechoslovakia)

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59 cast members
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Ilja Prachar
Karas (segment "Víkend") Karas (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Antonie Hegerlíková
Karasová (segment "Víkend") Karasová (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Helga Cocková
Steklová (segment "Víkend") Steklová (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Zdena Studenková
Vera (segment "Víkend") Vera (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Vladimir Cerny
Petr (segment "Víkend") Petr (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Vlastimil Hasek
Stekl (segment "Víkend") Stekl (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Frantisek Hanus
Cyril (segment "Víkend") Cyril (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Václav Postránecký
Kpt. Havránek (segment "Víkend") Kpt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Jirí Hálek
Caban (segment "Rukojmí") Caban (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Blanka Waleská
Cabanová (segment "Rukojmí") Cabanová (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Bohumil Smída
Dr. Mares (segment "Rukojmí") Dr. Mares (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Václav Mares
Druggist (segment "Rukojmí") Druggist (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Gustav Heverle
Master (segment "Rukojmí") Master (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Jaroslav Mares
Kríz (segment "Rukojmí") Kríz (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Petr Cepek
Benda (segment "Kapsár") Benda (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Jana Brejchová
Olina (segment "Kapsár") Olina (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Slávka Budínová
Krejcová (segment "Kapsár") Krejcová (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Josef Somr
Rocek (segment "Kapsár") Rocek (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Josef Abrhám
Kpt. VB (segment "Kapsár") Kpt. VB (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Jirí Bednár
Pavlík (segment "Kapsár") Pavlík (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Filip Renc
Petrík (segment "Kapsár") (as Filípek Renc) Petrík (segment "Kapsár") (as Filípek Renc)   See fewer
Josef Langmiler
Dr. Soukeník (segment "Kapsár") Dr. Soukeník (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Jan Teplý
Por. VB (segment "Víkend") Por. VB (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Ivo Niederle
rybár (segment "Víkend") rybár (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Jirí Schmitzer
Roman Cízek (segment "Víkend") Roman Cízek (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Václav Vydra
mladik u vody (segment "Víkend") (as Václav Vydra ml.) mladik u vody (segment "Víkend") (as Václav Vydra ml.)   See fewer
Karel Hábl
prislusník VB (segment "Víkend") prislusník VB (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Vlastimil Canek
Npor. Síma (segment "Rukojmí") Npor. Síma (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Rudolf Jelínek
strázmistr VB Hosek (segment "Rukojmí") strázmistr VB Hosek (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Josef Velda
starozitník (segment "Rukojmí") starozitník (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Milos Vávra
konstruktér (segment "Rukojmí") konstruktér (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Marie Motlová
vrchní sestra (segment "Rukojmí") vrchní sestra (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Nina Divísková
sestra (segment "Rukojmí") sestra (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Jan Faltýnek
manzel rodicky (segment "Rukojmí") manzel rodicky (segment "Rukojmí")   See fewer
Oldrich Velen
muz ve vlaku (segment "Kapsár") muz ve vlaku (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Viktor Maurer
vedoucí recepce (segment "Kapsár") vedoucí recepce (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Eugen Jegorov
nájemník (segment "Kapsár") nájemník (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Miroslav Chochola
Príslusník VB (segment "Víkend") Príslusník VB (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
Karel Engel
rvác (segment "Kapsár") rvác (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Karel Fridrich
prislusník VB segment "Rukojmí" prislusník VB segment "Rukojmí"   See fewer
Eva Friedrichová
Cyrilová (segment "Víkend") Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
S. Krausköpfová
segment "Rukojmí" segment "Rukojmí"   See fewer
Vladimír Lemon
segment "Rukojmí" (as V. Lemon) segment "Rukojmí" (as V. Lemon)   See fewer
Martin Liska
segment "Rukojmí" segment "Rukojmí"   See fewer
Katerina Machácková
Vera (voice) Vera (voice)   See fewer
Marie Nováková
segment "Rukojmí" segment "Rukojmí"   See fewer
Vera Prchalová
segment "Rukojmí" segment "Rukojmí"   See fewer
Josef Sebek
(segment "Kapsár") (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Zdenek Srstka
maly Honza (segment "Kapsár") maly Honza (segment "Kapsár")   See fewer
Tomás Töpfer
Petr (voice) Petr (voice)   See fewer
Oldrich Vlcek
(segment "Víkend") (segment "Víkend")   See fewer
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