Operation B (film)

Operation B
Directed by	Josef Mach
Written by	Eduard Fiker (novel) Martin Fric
Starring	Antonie Hegerlíková Vlasta Chramostová Josef Bek
Cinematography	Julius Vegricht
Edited by	Antonín Zelenka
Music by	Jirí Srnka
Production company	Ceskoslovenský Státní Film
Distributed by	Ceskoslovenský Státní Film
Release date	22 February 1952 (1952-02-22)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

Operation B (Czech: Akce B) is a 1952 Czech war drama film directed by Josef Mach and starring Antonie Hegerlíková, Vlasta Chramostová and Josef Bek.[1] It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art director Miroslav Pelc. It is set during Operation B, a military operation conducted by the Czechoslovak Army against the Ukrainian Insurgent Army in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Cast

• Antonie Hegerlíková as Mária
• Vlasta Chramostová as Ofélie
• Josef Bek as Capt. Synek
• Svatopluk Cech as Lieutenant
• Josef Chvalina as Fenda
• Rudolf Deyl as Lt. Málek
• Frantisek Holar as Gocen
• Miloslav Holub as Boluk
• Mikulás Huba as Police major
• Stanislav Langer as Monsignore
• Oldrich Lukes as Police warrant officer
• Jaroslav Mares as Juzek
• Dana Medrická as Polana
• Karel Richter as LCpl. Venda
• Jozef Sikuta as Farár
• Bohumil Smutný as Lt. Rychta
• Jirí Sovák as Pvt. Jula
• Antonín Sura as Pvt. Láda
• Martin Tapák as Pvt. Ondra
• Milos Vavruska as Cpl. Tonda

References

1. Wohl & Păcurar p.349

Bibliography

• Černík, Jan. Český technický scénář 1945–1962. Palacký University Olomouc, 2021.
• Wohl, Eugen & Păcurar, Elena. Language of the Revolution: The Discourse of Anti-Communist Movements in the "Eastern Bloc" Countries: Case Studies. Springer Nature, 2023.

External links

• Operation B at IMDb