The Ear

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The Ear (1990)

Directed by Karel Kachyňa

Mystery, Drama, Thriller · 1h 35m

Government bureaucrat Ludvik becomes suspicious after several colleagues disappear and he overhears something strange at a cocktail party. Returning home with his wife, Anna, he finds their house under surveillance and spends a fraught night worrying about his possible arrest in the morning. Marital difficulties come to light as Ludvik and his wife attempt to act normal in front of the cameras while dredging up their problems out of sight.

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Cast

Radoslav Brzobohatý Ludvik Jiřina Bohdalová Anna Jiří Císler Miloslav Holub
M
Milica Kolofíková Jaroslav Moučka Ladislav Křiváček
A
Alois Mottl František Němec Bronislav Poloczek
J
Josef Šulc Jan Teplý

Crew

Director
Karel Kachyňa
Screenplay
Karel Kachyňa, Jan Procházka
Director of Photography
Josef Illík
Original Music Composer
Svatopluk Havelka
Editor
Miroslav Hájek

Details

Original title
Ucho
Release date
1990-01-01
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Original language
CS
Spoken languages
Czech
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov