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The Motive for Murder (1975)

A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", 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, Chaban, 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.

  • Crime

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ilja PrachařIlja PrachařKaras (segment "Víkend")
  • Photo of Antonie HegerlikováAntonie HegerlikováKarasová (segment "Víkend")
  • Photo of Helga ČočkováHelga ČočkováŠteklová (segment "Víkend")
  • Photo of Zdena StudenkováZdena StudenkováVěra (segment "Víkend")
  • Photo of Vlado ČernýVlado ČernýPetr (segment "Víkend")
  • Photo of Vlastimil HašekVlastimil HašekŠtekl (segment "Víkend")
  • Photo of František HanusFrantišek HanusCyril (segment "Víkend")
  • Photo of Eva FriedrichováEva FriedrichováCyrilová (segment "Víkend")
  • Photo of Václav PostráneckýVáclav PostráneckýCapt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")
  • Photo of Jan TeplýJan TeplýLt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")

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