The Day That Shook the World

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The Day That Shook the World

"The fuse is lit . . . the seconds tick away . . ."

1975

2h 10m

5.9(7 votes)

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History

Overview

An historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914.

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123 members

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Christopher Plummer

Archduke Ferdinand

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Florinda Bolkan

Sophie

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Maximilian Schell

Đuro Šarac

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Irfan Mensur

Gavrilo Princip

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Radoš Bajić

Nedeljko Čabrinović

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Jan Hrušínský

Trifko

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Branko Đurić

Danilo Ilic

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Libuše Šafránková

Jelena

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Ivan Vyskočil

Mehmedbašić

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Charles Millot

Unknown Role

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Otomar Korbelář

Emperor Franz Joseph

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Jana Švandová

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Dušan Blaškovič

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Zdenka Heršak

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Jiří Holý

Merizzi

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Rejhan Demirdžić

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Nelly Gaierová

Countess Langus

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Hans Klering

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Hannjo Hasse

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Jiří Kodet

Morsley

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Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

Franz Conrad

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Miloš Nedbal

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Viktor Maurer

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Werner Wieland

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Luba Skořepová

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Veljko Mandić

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Miroslav Krejča

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Filip Hlušička

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Costume & Make-Up

Tereza Kučerová

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J. Venc

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Zdeněk Braunschläger

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Zdeněk Dolanský

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Jan Kuželka

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Alena Janošková

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Alois Čuřík

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Pavel Jiras

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Otto Ohnesorg

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Karel Peyr

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Jan Pohan

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Camera

Josef Střecha

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Production

Bohumil Šmída

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Jaroslav Tomsa

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Karel Hovorka

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Jiřina Bílá

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B. Brandejsová

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H. Grimmová

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H. Maierová

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Jarmila Navrátilová

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Markéta Sodomková

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Irena Tichá

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Isabella Tylínková

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Ilona Jirotková

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J. Havle

Bishop

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T. Fabián

Waiter

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J. Hochmuth

Waiter

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J. Hort

Waiter

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J. Kryl

Waiter

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František Linhart

Waiter

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J. Rychetský

Waiter

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St. Šimák

Waiter

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Zdeněk Skalický

Waiter / Officer

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Hanuš Bárta

Photographer

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Miroslav Chochola

Officer

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Š. Kadár

Officer

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Jiří Kosek

Officer

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L. Lhota

Officer

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Václav Luks

Officer

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V. Mihalisko

Officer

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Václav Podhorský

Officer

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Karel Sekera

Officer

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J. Vágner

Officer

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J. Kroutilová

Mother

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K. Fiala

Musician

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Zdenko Mužík

Musician

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M. Ubl

Musician

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A. Brych

Musician

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F. Roušal

Musician

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J. Arnošt

Musician

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Jiří Zelenka

Musician

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F. Novák

Musician

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L. Lánský

Musician

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L. Hájek

Musician

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K. Pecina

Musician

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V. Nádherný

Musician

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Otto Plocek

Musician

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J. Louda

Musician

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Milan Vitina

Musician

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Eugen Jegorov

Musician

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E. Lakatoš

Musician

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B. Ondráček

Musician

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B. Šilhan

Musician

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Zdeněk Vašátko

Conductor

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Vladimír Pospíšil

Policeman

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Stanislav Hájek

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Jordančo Čevrevski

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Miloš Kandić

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Uroš Kravljača

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Bato Radulović

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Safet Pašalić

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Zdeněk Srstka

Brawler

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Karel Engel

Soldier

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František Jákl

Soldier

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Petr Jákl

Soldier

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Gustav Jankovský

Soldier

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Miroslav Jíra

Soldier

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Jiří Kalenský

Soldier

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Jaroslav Klenot

Soldier

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Jiří Klenot

Soldier

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P. Kolář

Soldier

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Zbyněk Krákora

Soldier

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Antonín Kramerius

Soldier

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Ladislav Lahoda

Soldier

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Josef Pechanec

Soldier

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Jindřich Sejk

Soldier

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Oldřich Semerák

Soldier

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Jiří Sládek

Soldier

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Jaroslav Šanda

Soldier

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A. Vachek

Soldier

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Jiří Vach

Soldier

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Jan Váňa

Soldier

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Karel Vítek

Soldier

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Jaroslav Vlk

Soldier

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Ludvík Wolf

Soldier

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