Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (Kukačka v temném lese) 38 years old

Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the Nazis, but she is selected for special treatment by virtue of being blonde. She is billeted with the commandant of a concentration camp near the Baltic coast, where his kindness towards her provokes his wife's jealousy, but is compromised when Emilka witnesses his brutality towards the prisoners.

Credits

Cuckoo in a Dark Forest Cast

Name Character
Oleg Tabakov He was 49, 82 years old when he died as Otto Kukuck
Alicja Jachiewicz She was 36, now 75 years old as Frída Kukuck
Rafał Wieczyński He was 16, now 55 years old as Staszek

Cuckoo in a Dark Forest Crew

Name Department
Vladimír Körner as Writer. He was 45 (now 84) years old Writing
Antonín Moskalyk as Director. He was 54 (75) years old when He died Directing
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest poster
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (38 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 01, 1985
  • Runtime: 94 minutes