The Island of the Silver Herons (1977)
The Island of the Silver Herons (1977)
The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them. Heinrich comes from an officer's family with an army tradition and is preparing to enter cadet college. Paul's father and grandfather are workers, and Willi, left to depend on himself, works as a hotel messenger. The last year of the war is hard for everyone, but while Paul and Willi know their own minds and do not hesitate to help the war fugitives Tony and Sepp, for Heinrich everything is more complicated.

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Cast

Erwin Geschonneck Erwin Geschonneck As: Colonel von Bülow
Günter Naumann Günter Naumann As: Sepp Erdmann
Vladimír Dlouhý Vladimír Dlouhý As: Tony
Michal Vavruša Michal Vavruša As: Heinrich von Bülow
Petr Voříšek Petr Voříšek As: Paul Meyer
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Storyline

The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them. Heinrich comes from an officer's family with an army tradition and is preparing to enter cadet college. Paul's father and grandfather are workers, and Willi, left to depend on himself, works as a hotel messenger. The last year of the war is hard for everyone, but while Paul and Willi know their own minds and do not hesitate to help the war fugitives Tony and Sepp, for Heinrich everything is more complicated.


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Details

Genres: Drama

Language: Český, Deutsch

Release Date: 21 January 1977

Country: XC, XG, DE

Runtime: 75m

Company Credits

Company: DEFA, Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Directed By

Jaromil Jireš

Jaromil Jireš

Director

Jiří Světlík

Jiří Světlík

Assistant Director

Michael Englberger

Michael Englberger

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

František Pavlíček

František Pavlíček

Screenplay

Ota Hofman

Ota Hofman

Creative Producer

Inge Heym

Inge Heym

Screenplay

Ladislav Dvorský

Ladislav Dvorský

Short Story

Production Crew

Oscar Ludmann

Oscar Ludmann

Production Manager

Werner Fritzsche

Werner Fritzsche

Unit Production Manager

Jaroslav Vágner

Jaroslav Vágner

Unit Production Manager

Zdeněk Oves

Zdeněk Oves

Production Manager

Detlef Willecke

Detlef Willecke

Unit Production Manager

Karel Prchal

Karel Prchal

Unit Production Manager

Tomáš Baloun

Tomáš Baloun

Assistant Production Manager

Edited By

Josef Valušiak

Josef Valušiak

Editor

Růžena Hejsková

Růžena Hejsková

Assistant Editor

Jana Šimonová

Jana Šimonová

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jan Čuřík

Jan Čuřík

Director of Photography

Vladimír Souček

Vladimír Souček

Still Photographer

Bohumír Schwarzer

Bohumír Schwarzer

Assistant Camera

Olga Kourová

Olga Kourová

Clapper Loader

Oldřich Hubáček

Oldřich Hubáček

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Marlene Willmann

Marlene Willmann

Production Design

Vladimír Ježek

Vladimír Ježek

Set Decoration

Siegfried Stallner

Siegfried Stallner

Production Design

Bohumil Pokorný

Bohumil Pokorný

Production Design

Jiří Žák

Jiří Žák

Set Decoration

Werner Zettler

Werner Zettler

Set Decoration

Jan Oliva

Jan Oliva

Production Design

Ladislav Winkelhöfer

Ladislav Winkelhöfer

Set Decoration

Other Crew

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