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Fear (1964): Cast

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Fear is a 1964 crime film directed by Petr Schulhoff and Bedřich Baťka, starring Radoslav Brzobohatý as nadporučík SNB Varga, Bohuš Záhorský and Rudolf Hrušínský. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes.

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Fear (1964) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 43m (103 min)
Genre
Crime
Original language
Czech
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Fear About?

The premise of Fear without spoilers.

When a car deliberately strikes a young volunteer on a road near a quiet border town, the townspeople recognize him as one of the students who had recently been doing community work. Detectives Major Kalas (Rudolf Hrusínský) and Lieutenant Varga (Radoslav Brzobohatý) investigate, tracing the victim’s connections to a local photographic studio run by Bohuslav Pacer (Bohus Záhorský).

Fear Themes & Keywords

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  • literature on screen
  • european literature on screen
  • czech literature on screen
  • crime literature on screen
  • part of series
  • part of franchise
  • czech crime literature on screen
  • european crime literature on screen
  • title different than book
  • central europe
  • photography
  • packing
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  • tape
  • identification
  • judge
  • crying woman
  • crying
  • body identification
  • morgue
  • reference to louis armstrong
  • spy
  • war criminal
  • gestapo agent
  • audio tape
  • mall
  • department store
  • store
  • shop assistant
  • boyfriend girlfriend relationship
  • fake goodbye letter
  • fake suicide
  • pub
  • courtroom
  • death by heart attack
  • heart attack
  • confession to murder
  • blood stain
  • photo album
  • suicide
  • suspect
  • finding a dead body
  • discovering a dead body
  • goodbye letter
  • shallow grave
  • digging
  • metal detector
  • older woman younger man relationship
  • house breaking
  • burglary
  • breaking in
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Cast & crew

Fear Cast & Characters

Radoslav Brzobohatý leads the cast as nadporučík SNB Varga, with Bohuš Záhorský as vedoucí Fotografie Bohumil Pacer and Rudolf Hrušínský as major SNB Kalaš. Directed by Petr Schulhoff and Bedřich Baťka; 34 actors are credited in all.

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From the directors

More from Petr Schulhoff and Bedřich Baťka

More films directed by Petr Schulhoff and Bedřich Baťka: Co je doma to se počítá, pánové…, I’ll Be Good, Old Man!, Do We Match Each Other, Darling? and On the Trail of Blood.

Details

Fear Also Known As

3 alternative titles, including “CTPAX” and “Angst”.

Also known as
  • CTPAX
  • Angst
  • Страх

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FAQ

Fear FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Fear, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Fear?

Fear runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).

When was Fear released?

Fear was released on April 3, 1964.

Who directed Fear?

Fear was directed by Petr Schulhoff and Bedřich Baťka.

More films by Petr Schulhoff

Who is in the cast of Fear?

Fear stars Radoslav Brzobohatý as nadporučík SNB Varga, Bohuš Záhorský as vedoucí Fotografie Bohumil Pacer and Rudolf Hrušínský as major SNB Kalaš, among 34 credited actors.

Does Fear have a post-credit scene?

No. Fear has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Fear in?

The original language of Fear is Czech.

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