Days of Betrayal

Days of Betrayal (1973)

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This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the independence and the territorial integrity of the state from the advance of Hitler's Germany. On the 29th of March 1938 the leader of the Sudeten Germans Henlein (Werner Ehrlicher) has a meeting with Hitler (Gunnar Möller). Hitler orders him to intensify pressure on the Czechoslovak government. On the 24th of April in Carlsbad, the Sudetendeutsche Partei (Sudeten German Party) decides upon eight demands that are unacceptable to the Czechoslovak President, since they would ultimately lead to the break-up of the Republic. Benes still shows a certain willingness to negotiate, and Henlein resents this. The Germans are determined to make further negotiations impossible through incidents and violence.

Date of release
1973-04-27
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
3h 47m
Genres
History, Drama
Director
Otakar Vávra
Collection
The War Trilogy

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  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Days of Betrayal is a 1973 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. The film was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Diploma. It was also selected as the Czechoslovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was meant as the first part of Vávra's "war trilogy" consisting of movies Days of Betrayal, Sokolovo and Liberation of Prague.

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