Escape from the Shadows
4.6
This exemplary "psychological drama" depicts the difficulties with which a new socialist mindset is born. Director Jiří Sequens warns against ill-advised marriages into the families of the defeated bourgeoisie, because the former royalty refuses to accept a man from a different social class. The heroes of this film will find out. The former owner of a pharmacy refuses to accept that his daughter has married a mere technical draughtsman. However, her father's hateful schemes cause the sensitive woman to attempt suicide.
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Cast
28 people
František Smolík
pharmacist Kout
Known for
Ikarie XB 1
Ludmila Vendlová
saleswoman Marta -Kout's daughter
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Štika v rybníce
Stanislav Remunda
drawing by Jirka Kucer
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Zlá krev
Sňatky z rozumu
Josef Bek
Karel Kadlec
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Playing with the Devil
Pomalé šípy
Renata Olárová
pharmacist Vera
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A Suburban Romance
Ta třetí
Milena Asmanová
actress Jirina
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Země úsměvů a snů
Když slunce ztratí sílu léta
Jaroslava Adamová
Irena - Karl's secretary
Known for
Zelary
Bohumil Smutný
Vostrý
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Action B
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
Růžena Lysenková
Marie
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Chalupáři
A Prague Underworld
Oldřich Vykypěl
Jozka
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Žízeň
Hnízdo
Světla Svozilová
Kadlecová
Also in
Sňatky z rozumu
Grandmother
Václav Kaňkovský
Store Manager
Also in
The Train of Childhood and Expectation
Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker
Jiří Sequens Director · Bedřich Kubala Screenplay Miloš Vacek Composer
First release March 6, 1959 · Produced in XC · Original title Útěk ze stínu
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
XC
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Languages
Original title
Útěk ze stínu
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · March 6, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
April 4, 1960 · Theatrical
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