Czechoslovakian Zbynek Brynych directs this psychological drama set in World War II Terezin ghetto. A dark, visual portrayal of the trials and tribulations the Theresienstadt people faced on a daily basis presented in a series of memorable stories. Their hopes and dreams unfold against the perpetual threat of deportation (or worse) by the Nazis. Based on the novel "Night and Hope" by Arnost Lustig.

Zdeněk Štěpánek
David Löewenbach

Ilja Prachař
Moric Herz

Ladislav Pešek
Roubíček

Jindřich Narenta
Generál SS Knecht

Vlastimil Brodský
Mukl

Čestmír Řanda
Marmulstaub

Jiří Vršťala
Binde
Jaroslav Raušer
Von Holler

Walter Taub
Spiegel

Martin Gregor

Josef Abrhám

Josef Vinklář
Vágus
Jaroslav Rozsíval

Jiřina Štěpničková

Jiří Němeček
Vlastimil Fiala