Dita Saxová
Dita Saxová

Dita Saxová

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1968
1h 43m
5.8(9 votes)
Drama

Overview

​In 1947 Prague, Holocaust survivor Dita lives in a hostel for orphans, acting as a protective mentor to a younger girl while failing to fix her own shattered life. Unable to form lasting bonds or find a place in a society that has moved on, she drifts through emotional isolation.

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Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Krystyna Mikołajewska

Dita Saxová

Krystyna Mikołajewska
Acting

Bohuš Záhorský

Professor Munk

Bohuš Záhorský
Acting

Karel Höger

pan Gottlob

Karel Höger
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Martin Růžek

Dr. Fritz

Martin Růžek
Acting

Noemi Sixtová

Tonička

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Jaroslava Obermaierová

Liza

Jaroslava Obermaierová
Acting

Yvonne Přenosilová

Britta

Yvonne Přenosilová
Acting

Dana Syslová

Linda

Dana Syslová
Acting

Josef Abrhám

D.E. Huppert

Josef Abrhám
Acting

Ladislav Potměšil

Fici Neugeborn

Ladislav Potměšil
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Jiří Menzel

Herbert Lagus

Jiří Menzel
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Pavel Kollmann

Unknown Role

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Nelly Gaierová

Unknown Role

Nelly Gaierová
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Jaromír Petřík

Older Werli's Son

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Zbyněk Pohlídal

Younger Werli's Son

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Ferdinand Krůta

Unknown Role

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Blanka Waleská

Unknown Role

Blanka Waleská
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Čestmír Řanda

Unknown Role

Čestmír Řanda
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Bohuslav Čáp

Unknown Role

Bohuslav Čáp
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Vlastimil Fišar

Unknown Role

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Ilja Prachař

Unknown Role

Ilja Prachař
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Zdeněk Hodr

Unknown Role

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Ludmila Stambolieva

Unknown Role

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Paul Leclér

Unknown Role

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Otto Budín

Unknown Role

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Rudolf Iltis

Unknown Role

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Regina Rohanová

Unknown Role

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Mirko Musil

Unknown Role

Mirko Musil
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Otto Ohnesorg

Unknown Role

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Jan Schánilec

Unknown Role

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Eva Šenková

Unknown Role

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Helena Lombardová

Unknown Role

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Jindřich Blažíček

Unknown Role

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Jaroslav Kašpar

Unknown Role

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Blanka Bohdanová

Dita Saxová (voice)

Blanka Bohdanová
Acting

Eva Klepáčová

Tonička (voice)

Eva Klepáčová
Acting

Milan Friedl

Older Werli's Son (voice)

No Image
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Jiří Kodet

Younger Werli's Son (voice)

Jiří Kodet

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