
A Life at Stake
The year is 1941 and the German Nazis rule Bohemia with a free hand. Engineer Otakar Racek is an extremely cautious man who tries to avoid problems at all costs. While some of his colleagues are being arrested by the Gestapo, he receives an offer to become the director of a new department. When he refuses to help the wife of an arrested resistance fighter, his wife Vlasta is shaken. However, she loves him, to the point of even resigning herself to the hatred of Otakar's wealthy mother. One day, Vlasta lets her old acquaintance Ondřej Rýdl, who is on the run from the Gestapo, stay at her house for a few days. The wife passes him off to her husband as a distant relative. However, Otakar succumbs to jealousy and, on his mother's advice, hires a private detective to follow Vlasta. However, the detective is also a Gestapo informant and receives a hefty reward for every arrested resistance fighter...
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6.2/10
3 votes
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- Released
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- Language
- Czech
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
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- Theatrical22 Jun 1959
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- Theatrical23 Nov 1956
Frequently asked questions
- When was A Life at Stake released?
- A Life at Stake was released on 23 November 1956.
- Where can I watch A Life at Stake online?
- A Life at Stake is available on Lepsi TV in CZ. Use the Watch now links in the Where to watch section for official pages.
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- What is the rating of A Life at Stake?
- A Life at Stake holds a 6.2/10 audience score from 3 votes.
- Who directed A Life at Stake?
- A Life at Stake (1956) was directed by Jiří Weiss.
- How long is A Life at Stake?
- A Life at Stake runs for 1h 41m.











