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The Ear poster
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MASTER SCORE 79.4 / 100
1970·Drama / Thriller / Mystery·1h 34m

THE EAR

Government bureaucrat Ludvik becomes suspicious after several colleagues disappear and he overhears something strange at a cocktail party. Returning home with his wife, Anna, he finds their house under surveillance and spends a fraught night worrying about his possible arrest in the morning. Marital difficulties come to light as Ludvik and his wife attempt to act normal in front of the cameras while dredging up their problems out of sight.

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Karel Kachyna·DirectorKarel Kachyňa·ScreenplayJan Procházka·ScreenplayJosef Illík·Director of PhotographySvatopluk Havelka·Original Music ComposerMiroslav Hájek·Editor
Cast
Radoslav Brzobohatý·LudvikJiřina Bohdalová·AnnaJiří CíslerMiloslav HolubMilica KolofíkováJaroslav MoučkaLadislav KřiváčekAlois MottlFrantišek NěmecBronislav Poloczek
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Karel Kachyňa·DirectorMilada Mikešová·First Assistant DirectorKarel Brchel·Assistant DirectorJaroslava Čapková·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Karel Kachyňa·ScreenplayJan Procházka·ScreenplayJan Procházka·Story
Camera· 3
Josef Illík·Director of PhotographyAdolf Hejzlar·Camera OperatorJan Hanzal·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Miroslav Hájek·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Svatopluk Havelka·Original Music ComposerJiří Lenoch·SoundPavel Kühn·Conductor
Art & Design· 11
Oldřich Okáč·Production DesignEster Krumbachová·Art DirectionEster Krumbachová·Costume DesignČestmír Diviš·Set DecorationJiří Žebrakovský·Set DecorationLadislav Winkelhöfer·Set DecorationDagmar Krausová·CostumerDana Poláková·CostumerStanislav Petřek·Makeup & HairJiří Nevařil·Makeup & HairAnna Volšičková·Makeup & Hair
Production· 5
Erich Švabík·Executive ProducerKarel Vejřík·Production ManagerRudolf Mos·Unit Production ManagerLadislav Dražan·Unit Production ManagerAntonín Šimral·Assistant Production Manager
By the Numbers
79.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.7
OF 10
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