The Motive for Murder (1975)

The Motive for Murder (1975)

1975-04-04 Czechoslovakia 90 Min. PG-13
3.5 2 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Ilja Prachař is Karas (segment
Karas (segment "Víkend")
Antonie Hegerliková is Karasová (segment
Karasová (segment "Víkend")
Helga Čočková is Šteklová (segment
Šteklová (segment "Víkend")
Zdena Studenková is Věra (segment
Věra (segment "Víkend")
Vlado Černý is Petr (segment
Petr (segment "Víkend")
Vlastimil Hašek is Štekl (segment
Štekl (segment "Víkend")
František Hanus is Cyril (segment
Cyril (segment "Víkend")
Eva Friedrichová is Cyrilová (segment
Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")
Václav Postránecký is Capt. Havránek (segment
Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")
Jan Teplý is Lt. Šíma (segment
Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")
Ivo Niederle is Man in the Tracksuit (segment
Man in the Tracksuit (segment "Víkend")
Jiří Schmitzer is Roman Čížek (segment
Roman Čížek (segment "Víkend")