On the Trail of Blood (1970): Cast
On the Trail of Blood is a 1970 crime film directed by Petr Schulhoff, starring Rudolf Hrušínský as major VB Kalaš, Oldřich Velen and Ilja Prachař. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Petr Schulhoff
- Genre
- Crime
- Original language
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Czech - Studio
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is On the Trail of Blood About?
The premise of On the Trail of Blood without spoilers.
Major Kalas of the Prague criminal intelligence service is dispatched to the remote town of Dubá in North Bohemia to assist a baffling child‑killing case. A Romani boy’s body is discovered beneath a rock, and weeks later another boy is found dead, his artery sliced with a handsaw. Both murders point to a twisted, sexually motivated pedophile who derives pleasure from the sight of a boy’s blood. The investigation forces Kalas to confront a chilling predator in the quiet community.
On the Trail of Blood Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- dead children
- serial child killer
- child murder investigation
- serial boy killer
- central europe
- husband murders his wife
- death
- investigation
- pedophile
- sadist
- blood
- gypsy
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- rock
- loss of a child
- hidden camera
- projection room
- suicide attempt
- fake suicide
- gay pedophile
- gay
- father son relationship
- unhappy marriage
- husband wife relationship
- death by gas poisoning
- suicide by gas
- gas poisoning
- neighbor neighbor relationship
- racial slur
- suicide
- mistaken for being gay
- crying man
- crying
- thief
- left handed
- barn
- saw
- dissecting room
- loss of son
- hospital room
- hospital
- eavesdropping
- father daughter relationship
- whodunit
- murder suspect
- woods
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- restaurant
- waitress
- pub
- pin
On the Trail of Blood Cast & Characters
Rudolf Hrušínský leads the cast as major VB Kalaš, with Oldřich Velen as prosektor and Ilja Prachař as podplukovník VB Tesař. Directed by Petr Schulhoff; 38 actors are credited in all.
- Director Petr Schulhoff
- Rudolf Hrušínský as major VB Kalaš
- Oldřich Velen as prosektor
- Ilja Prachař as podplukovník VB Tesař
- Vladimír Hrabánek
Also Starring in On the Trail of Blood
· 34 more- Václav Postránecký Honza Burda, Vlastin Milenec
- Milada Ježková Šindlerová
- Jiřina Bílá
- Zdeněk Martínek rotný VB
- Bohumil Koška
- Vladimír Ptáček poručík VB Vlach
- Zdeněk Braunschläger
- David Schneider
- Stanislav Hájek
- Miloš Willig vyšetřovatel Suchánek
- Luděk Nešleha Fojtův syn
- Vladimír Huber MUDr. Vít, lékař v Dubé
- Hana Brejchová hostinská Vlasta Veselá
- Jana Vašíčková Fojtová, žena mladšího Fojta
- Josef Koza
- Jana Sedlmajerová
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- Michal Kožuch Cihlář Fojt
- Václav Halama
- Jindra Kvardová
- Bohuslav Ličman
- Karel Dellapina hajný Frič
- Vladimír Foukal
- Jan Víšek
- Hynek Němec
- Marie Štrampachová
- Jaroslav Radimecký
- Vladimír Kudla kočí Antonín Vavroch
- Vincenc Vávra
- Jan Vyčítal Boy
- Eva Vlachová
- Pavel Navara
- Libuše Holečková sousedka
- Václav Němec
- B. Čeleda
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On the Trail of Blood FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of On the Trail of Blood, each answered in a sentence.
How long is On the Trail of Blood?
On the Trail of Blood runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was On the Trail of Blood released?
On the Trail of Blood was released on March 27, 1970.
Who directed On the Trail of Blood?
On the Trail of Blood was directed by Petr Schulhoff.
More films by Petr Schulhoff Who is in the cast of On the Trail of Blood?
On the Trail of Blood stars Rudolf Hrušínský as major VB Kalaš, Oldřich Velen as prosektor and Ilja Prachař as podplukovník VB Tesař, among 38 credited actors.
Does On the Trail of Blood have a post-credit scene?
No. On the Trail of Blood has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is On the Trail of Blood in?
The original language of On the Trail of Blood is Czech.
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