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Mark of Cain

Mark of Cain

A historical adventure film about the betrayal of one’s own conscience.

19891h 41m

Overview

In 1866, as Austria faces war with Prussia, 19-year-old Ludvík Machl joins a secret Czech resistance group. When he is caught with stolen funds and a weapon, the police commissioner spares him from prison on the condition that he work as an informant. Trapped by fear and betrayal, Ludvík is forced down a path that leads inexorably toward his own destruction.

Directed by Janusz Majewski
Written by Josef Císař, Vladimír Körner, Janusz Majewski
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Top Cast

Olaf Lubaszenko

Olaf Lubaszenko

Ludvík Machl

Petr Čepek

Petr Čepek

Capt. Truxa

Wiktor Zborowski

Wiktor Zborowski

Capt. Truxa (voice)

Anna Majcher

Anna Majcher

Kitty

Michał Pawlicki

Michał Pawlicki

Count Rożyński

Adam Ferency

Adam Ferency

Roman Zalewski

Jiří Kodet

Jiří Kodet

Commissioner Lottes

Jerzy Kryszak

Jerzy Kryszak

Commissioner Lottes (voice)

Sabina Laurinová

Sabina Laurinová

Lotka

Joanna Trzepiecińska

Joanna Trzepiecińska

Lotka (voice)

Themes & Keywords

19th centuryaustro-prussian war (1866)

About Mark of Cain

Mark of Cain is a drama, history, action film released in 1989 exploring themes of 19th century, austro-prussian war (1866). Directed by Janusz Majewski, it stars Olaf Lubaszenko, Petr Čepek, Wiktor Zborowski. In 1866, as Austria faces war with Prussia, 19-year-old Ludvík Machl joins a secret Czech resistance group. When he is caught with stolen funds and a weapon, the police commissioner spares him from prison on the condition that he work as an informant. Trapped by fear and betrayal, Ludvík is forced down a path that leads inexorably toward his own destruction.

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