Higher Principle (1960): Cast
Higher Principle is a 1960 drama directed by Jiří Krejčík, starring Rudolf Hrušínský as kolaborant Zajíček, Václav Lohniský and Bohuš Záhorský. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 44m (104 min)
- Director
- Jiří Krejčík
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Czech - Studio
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Higher Principle About?
The premise of Higher Principle without spoilers.
During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city, civilians are rounded up on the slightest pretexts and executed. When three high‑school boys make jokes about a recently deceased “hero of the Reich,” the Gestapo removes them from school, thrusting them into the brutal reality of the regime’s terror.
Higher Principle Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- international relations
- czech republic
- schoolteacher
- copy
- central europe
- central european history
- european history
- czech history
- german history
- czech german relations
- teacher
- high school student
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- high school teacher
- two word title
- period piece
- teenager
- reference to operation anthropoid
- school
- prague czechia
- prague czech republic
- german abroad
- 20th century
- prague
- german occupation of czechia
- nazi occupied czech republic
- nazi occupation of czechia
- 1940s
- german occupation of czech republic
- german in czechia
- german in prague
- german in czech republic
- europe
- period drama
- class
- classroom
- student
- occupation
- high school
- nazi
- nazi germany
- gestapo
- protectorate bohmen und mahren
- ss
- teenage girl
- teenage protagonist
- nazi occupied country
- reinhard heydrich assassination
- reference to reinhard heydrich
- killing
- announcement
Higher Principle Cast & Characters
Rudolf Hrušínský leads the cast as kolaborant Zajíček, with Václav Lohniský as Profesor Richter and Bohuš Záhorský as Profesor. Directed by Jiří Krejčík; 49 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jiří Krejčík
- Rudolf Hrušínský as kolaborant Zajíček
- Václav Lohniský as Profesor Richter
- Bohuš Záhorský as Profesor
- Jana Brejchová as Jana Skálová
Also Starring in Higher Principle
· 45 more- Hannjo Hasse Komisař Worliczek
- Věra Tichánková hospodyně
- Miroslav Svoboda profesor
- Jan Skopeček
- Petr Kostka Honza
- Jindřich Narenta
- Vladimír Hlavatý
- Radovan Lukavský Vondráček
- František Smolík Profesor Málek
- Jiří Kodet
- Ivan Mistrík Vlastík
- Ladislav Gzela
- Václav Švec
- Gustav Hilmar Vandas
- Otomar Krejča Dr. Skála
- Marie Vášová Vlastíkova matka
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- Blažena Slavíčková
- Karel Pavlík
- Luba Skořepová
- Zuzana Stivínová
- Libuše Švormová
- Štěpán Bulejko
- Bohuš Hradil
- Bedřich Prokoš
- Marie Glázrová
- Jan Šmíd Frantík
- Jarmila Kurandová
- František Suk
- Alexandr Postler Karel
- Josef Kozák
- Elena Hálková
- Anna Procházková
- Rudolf Široký
- Naděžda Gajerová
- Jan Kühnmund
- Marie Lukášová profesorka
- František Pálka Wolf
- Jitka Frantová
- Stanislava Seimlová
- Michal Staninec
- Elmar Kloss
- Nora Houfová
- Karel Enzmann
- Sheila Och
- J. Müller
More from Jiří Krejčík
More films directed by Jiří Krejčík: The Unfortunate Bridegroom, Midnight Mass and The Gift.
Higher Principle Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Das höhere Prinzip” and “Vyšší princip”.
- Also known as
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- Das höhere Prinzip
- Vyšší princip
- 更高原则
- Высший принцип
- Il Principio Superiore
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Higher Principle FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Higher Principle, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Higher Principle?
Higher Principle runs 1 hour 44 minutes (104 minutes).
When was Higher Principle released?
Higher Principle was released on November 23, 1960.
Who directed Higher Principle?
Higher Principle was directed by Jiří Krejčík.
More films by Jiří Krejčík Who is in the cast of Higher Principle?
Higher Principle stars Rudolf Hrušínský as kolaborant Zajíček, Václav Lohniský as Profesor Richter and Bohuš Záhorský as Profesor, among 49 credited actors.
Does Higher Principle have a post-credit scene?
No. Higher Principle has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Higher Principle in?
The original language of Higher Principle is Czech.
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