''Silent Barricade'' ( cs, Němá barikáda) is a 1949 Czechoslovak

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that wa ...

about the

Prague uprising The Prague uprising ( cs, Pražské povstání) was a partially successful attempt by the Czech resistance movement to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation in May 1945, during the end of World War II. The preceding six years of oc ...

at the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

directed by

Otakar Vávra Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was born in Hradec Králové, Austria-Hungary, now part of the Czech Republic. Biography and career Vávra attended universities ...

Cast

Jaroslav Průcha Jaroslav Průcha (24 April 1898 – 25 April 1963) was a Czechoslovakian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1929 and 1963. He is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery. Selected filmography * '' Paradise Road'' (1936) * ''Skel ...

as Hošek *

Barbara Drapińska Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as ...

as Halina *

Jaroslav Marvan Jaroslav Marvan (11 December 1901 – 21 May 1974) was a Czechs, Czech actor. He was born in Prague. He was married since the 1920s with Marie Marvanová and had a daughter (Alena Marvanová) with Alena Jančaříková. He passed his school ...

as strážník Brůček * Vladimír Šmeral as František Kroupa *

Marie Vášová Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in ...

as Nedvědová * Robert Vrchota as Sergeant *

Jiří Plachý Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE''), the Czech is a masculine given name, equivalent to English George, may refer to: Given name B * Jiří Antonín Benda * Jiří Baborovský *Jiří Barta * Jiří Bartoška * Jiří Bicek *Jiří Bobok *Jiří Bubla * Ji ...

as Uhlíř *

Jaromír Spal :''Note - Jaromír Spal may refer to a Czechoslovak linguist (1913–1990)'' Jaromír Spal (18 July 1916 – 22 March 1981) was a Czechoslovak film actor.Cowie p.77 Selected filmography * '' The Avalanche'' (1946) * ''Bohemian Rapture'' (1947) * ...

as Tramway Conductor * Jaroslav Zrotal as Tramway Driver *

Eva Karelová Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in ...

as Tramway Conductor *

Jaroslava Panenková Jaroslava may refer to: *Jaroslava Bajerová (1910–1995), Czech gymnast *Jaroslava Brychtová (born 1924), Czech glass artist and sculptor *Jaroslava Bukvajová (born 1975), Slovak cross country skier * Jaroslava Krčálová, Czechoslovak slalom ...

as Hošková

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* 1949 films 1949 drama films 1940s war drama films 1940s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Otakar Vávra Czech war drama films Czech black-and-white films Czech resistance to Nazi occupation in film Czechoslovak drama films Czech World War II films Czechoslovak World War II films 1940s Czech films Films scored by Jiří Srnka {{WWII-drama-film-stub