440150
440150

The Motive for Murder

1975-04-04
3.5
cs 90m
Crime
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.

Set Decoration

Marcel Kříž

Assistant Editor

Růžena Hejsková

Original Music Composer

Petr Hapka

Costumer

Jana Ledecká

Story

Jiří Svoboda

Dramaturgy

Oldřich Železný

anthology

Status

Released

Countries

  • Czechoslovakia

Companies

  • Filmové studio Barrandov