Diamonds of the Night (1964): Cast & Plot
Diamonds of the Night is a 1964 war drama directed by Jan Němec, starring Vladimír Pucholt as The Second (voice), Antonín Kumbera and Ilse Bischofová. It runs 1 hour 7 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 7m (67 min)
- Director
- Jan Němec
- Original language
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Czech - Studio
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Diamonds of the Night About?
The premise of Diamonds of the Night without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Two Jewish boys escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another. Ultimately, they are hunted down by a group of old, armed home-guardists.
Diamonds of the Night Themes & Keywords
· 48 tags- flashback
- escape
- hunger
- tram
- gun
- shooting
- written by director
- repeated scene from a different perspective
- bread
- very little dialogue
- manhunt
- no music
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- czech new wave
- central europe
- czech literature on screen
- 20th century literature on screen
- title different than book
- jew
- 1950s literature on screen
- drunkenness
- teenager
- forest
- 1940s
- long take
- coat
- jewish
- nazi
- transport
- boy
- dog
- dog barks
- period drama
- train
- open ending
- elevator
- czech german relations
- multiple outcomes
- flash forward
- well
- ant
- based on short story
- cinema verite
- surrealism
- hallucination
- exhaustion
- concentration camp
- milk
- world war two
Diamonds of the Night Cast & Characters
Vladimír Pucholt leads the cast as The Second (voice), with Antonín Kumbera as The Second and Ilse Bischofová as The Woman. Directed by Jan Němec; 19 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jan Němec
- Vladimír Pucholt as The Second (voice)
- Antonín Kumbera as The Second
- Ilse Bischofová as The Woman
- Ladislav Janský as The First
Also Starring in Diamonds of the Night
· 15 moreMore from Jan Němec
More films directed by Jan Němec: Metamorphosis, Martyrs of Love, The Party and the Guests and A Loaf of Bread.
Diamonds of the Night Plot Summary
What happens in Diamonds of the Night from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Two teenage boys flee a moving train, shedding their long black coats as they sprint through the chaos behind them. The backs of those coats bear the stark letters KL—Konzentrationslager, the German abbreviation for concentration camp—painted in white, a grim badge that lingers as they race through forests, swamps, and rocky terrain. Shouts and gunfire echo in their wake, and the escape is told with remarkably sparse dialogue, instead carried by images, sounds, and the raw urgency of their flight.
Full summary
The whole story of Diamonds of the Night, scene by scene
Diamonds of the Night Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Diamonds of the Night.
How Well Do You Know Diamonds of the Night?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Diamonds of the Night FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Diamonds of the Night, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Diamonds of the Night?
Diamonds of the Night runs 1 hour 7 minutes (67 minutes).
When was Diamonds of the Night released?
Diamonds of the Night was released on July 4, 1964.
Who directed Diamonds of the Night?
Diamonds of the Night was directed by Jan Němec.
More films by Jan Němec Who is in the cast of Diamonds of the Night?
Diamonds of the Night stars Vladimír Pucholt as The Second (voice), Antonín Kumbera as The Second and Ilse Bischofová as The Woman, among 19 credited actors.
Does Diamonds of the Night have a post-credit scene?
No. Diamonds of the Night has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Diamonds of the Night in?
The original language of Diamonds of the Night is Czech.
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