These two Holocaust-related dramas from behind the Iron Curtain represent some of the first depictions of this historic event and its legacy of horror and oppression. Shot just three years after WWII ended, DISTANT JOURNEY... more » follows the struggles of Dr. Hannah Kaufmann and her family from the Nazi Occupation of Prague through her experiences in the transit camp of Theresienstadt (modern Terezin). In THE FIFTH HORSEMAN IS FEAR, an aging Jewish doctor is forbidden to practice medicine in Prague during the Nazi Occupation. When a partisan is wounded, the doctor treats and then hides him in his run-down apartment building. He sneaks through the black-market underworld of Prague in search of morphine, ever fearful of neighbors who are informants and authorities who are vigilant.« less
Actor:736899130121 Directors:Alfred Radok, Zbynek Brynych Genres:Indie & Art House, Drama Sub-Genres:Indie & Art House, Drama Studio:Facets Format:DVD - Black and White,Full Screen,Widescreen - Subtitled DVD Release Date: 03/23/2010 Release Year: 2010 Run Time: 3hr 18min Screens: Black and White,Full Screen,Widescreen Number of Discs: 2 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 MPAA Rating: Unrated Languages:Czech Subtitles:English