The Motive for Murder

2.7 / 10

(3 votes)

A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Genre:

Crime

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

1975

Director:

Julius Matula

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Company:

Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast:
Ilja Prachař

Karas (segment "Víkend")

Antonie Hegerliková

Karasová (segment "Víkend")

Helga Čočková

Šteklová (segment "Víkend")

Zdena Studenková

Věra (segment "Víkend")

Vlado Černý

Petr (segment "Víkend")

Crew:
Jiří Svoboda

Screenplay

Marcel Kříž

Set Decoration

Anna Blažková

Costumer

Karel Štorkán

Story

František Sádek

First Assistant Director