The Velvet Murders
5.8
A thriller loosely based on one of the most violent Czech criminal cases of the nineties, popularly known as the Orlík murders. The film delves into the motivation behind the killings, exposing their exceptional cruelty and an absolute absence of moral values. The perpetrators executed four people on their way to achieving material gain. Two of the bodies were found at the bottom of Orlík reservoir, the third perished in a bomb blast, and the forth was shot at home...
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Cast
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Michal Dlouhý
Karel Hrubes
Known for
The Devil's Mistress
Jan Dolanský
Ludvík Krízek
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Lucie Benešová
Irena
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Pavel Řezníček
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Luboš Veselý
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Jiří Kodeš
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Jiří Zeman
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Lukáš Hlavica
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Jiří Svoboda Director · Martin Šácha Cinematographer Adam Dvořák Editor
First release January 1, 2005 · Produced in Czechia · Original title Sametoví vrazi
Production
Česká televize
Production
Czechia
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Languages
Original title
Sametoví vrazi
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Spain · January 1, 2005
Theatrical
Czechia · January 27, 2005
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
October 29, 2006 · TV · ČT1 (two part miniseries)
February 6, 2011 · TV · ČT1
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