Coach to Vienna
Kočár do Vídně
Czechoslovakia • 1966
Director
Synopsis
In the waning days of World War II, a young Czech woman (Iva Janzurová) is forced by a pair of Austrian soldiers to accompany them on their journey from the Russian front to Vienna. Unbeknownst to them, she is a widow whose husband was killed by the Nazis and who is determined to exact revenge on his behalf. What plays out is both a taut, moody thriller—the fablelike atmosphere conjured in part thanks to Ester Krumbachová’s costume design—and a morally complex exploration of the dehumanizing effects of war.
Synopsis
In the waning days of World War II, a young Czech woman (Iva Janzurová) is forced by a pair of Austrian soldiers to accompany them on their journey from the Russian front to Vienna. Unbeknownst to them, she is a widow whose husband was killed by the Nazis and who is determined to exact revenge on his behalf. What plays out is both a taut, moody thriller—the fablelike atmosphere conjured in part thanks to Ester Krumbachová’s costume design—and a morally complex exploration of the dehumanizing effects of war.
Credits
Crew
DirectorKarel Kachyňa
WriterJan Procházka, Karel Kachyňa
CinematographerJosef Illík
ComposerJan Novák
EditorMiroslav Hájek
Cast
Iva Janžurováas Krista
Jaromír Hanzlíkas Hans
Luděk Munzaras Günther
Vladimír Ptáčekas Guerilla
Ivo Niederleas Guerilla