
Feature film — 1977
The Island of the Silver Herons (1977)
The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them. Heinrich comes from an officer's family with an army tradition and is preparing to enter cadet college. Paul's father and grandfather are workers, and Willi, left to depend on himself, works as a hotel messenger. The last year of the war is hard for everyone, but while Paul and Willi know their own minds and do not hesitate to help the war fugitives Tony and Sepp, for Heinrich everything is more complicated.
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A high-signal pick with 2 votes.
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme / Filmové studio Barrandov
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Director: Jaromil Jireš
On screen
Cast & crew

Erwin Geschonneck
Colonel von Bülow

Günter Naumann
Sepp Erdmann

Vladimír Dlouhý
Tony
Michal Vavruša
Heinrich von Bülow

Petr Voříšek
Paul Meyer
Tomáš Vacek
Willi

Heidemarie Wenzel
Hilda von Bülow

Iva Bittová
Tereza

Wolfgang Greese
Police Chief
Erich Mirek
Grandpa Meyer

Jaromír Joo
Jan Král
Gabriela Najmanová
Král's Wife
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