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Ucho

Ucho

1970Movie⏱️ 1h 34m
DramaThriller
7.7
IMDB Rating
3,689 votes

After coming home from a Party gathering one night, a Czech official becomes convinced that he is about to be the subject of a political purge and tries to do damage control, while also dealing with his turbulent marriage.

Director
Karel Kachyna
Writers
Karel Kachyna, Jan Procházka, Ladislav Winkelhöfer
Stars
Jirina Bohdalová, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Gustav Opocenský
Release Date
October 18, 1990
Language
Czech, Russian
Country
Czechoslovakia
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Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 21
Reviews
📋 7.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Jirina Bohdalová
Jirina Bohdalová
as Anna
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Radoslav Brzobohatý
as Ludvik - námestek ministra
Gustav Opocenský
Gustav Opocenský
as Soudruh (comrade)
Miroslav Holub
Miroslav Holub
as Generál
Lubor Tokos
Lubor Tokos
as Ministr
Borivoj Navrátil
Borivoj Navrátil
as Cejnar
Jirí Císler
Jirí Císler
as Standa secret agent
Jaroslav Moucka
Jaroslav Moucka
as Vagera
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Karel Vasicek
as Básník
Ladislav Krivácek
Ladislav Krivácek
as Tajný

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov

🏷️ Keywords

czech new wavesleeplessnesspower failurecontroversy1950s

🎯 Categories

Psychological DramaDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Outstanding and only unknown because of bad luck
by george-59-989912011-05-21

"This is an outstanding film, even by the standards of the Czech New Wave and a hundred times better that The Lives of Others which covers similar ground and won much acclaim and the Oscar for Foreign Film- which just confirms that the process of critical evaluation and film recognition is grossly unfair. The only reason Ucho is not on any Best Film lists is because is was made in the wrong place at the wrong time. In fact I am also baffled that it every got made at all- I see how it got banned, but how did anyone get the studio to make it? So what makes the film outstanding?...well everythin..."

💡 Did You Know?

Although made in 1970, this didn't see major release until 1989.

📖 Synopsis

After coming home from a Party gathering one night, a Czech official becomes convinced that he is about to be the subject of a political purge and tries to do damage control, while also dealing with his turbulent marriage.