- Summary
- Wartime, 1944, and Europe is brutalized by the horror of Nazi aggression and inhumanity. In the tiny Czech village of Terezin, the Nazis plan a propaganda coup to reshape international opinion. In order to reassure a Red Cross delegation and to show the caring face of Nazism, Hitler has given the village to Jewish settlers as a place where they can live in freedom. To provide a convincing "show", the Nazis have plucked French mime, Antoine, from his waning career and ordered him to put on the greatest show of his life.
- Uniform Title
- Last butterfly (Motion picture : 1991)
- Variant Title
- Poslední motýl
- Format
- Video
- Published
- [United States] : Shanachie, [2005]
- Locale
- Czechoslovakia
Terezín
- Other Authors/Editors
- Kachyňa, Karel.
Courtenay, Tom.
Fossey, Brigitte.
Held, Ingrid, 1905-
Jones, Freddie, 1927-2019.
Kňažko, Milan.
Krejčík, Jiří, 1918-, Jr.
North, Alex.
Svoboda, Milan, 1951-
Shanachie Entertainment.
- Biography
- Czech and English dialogue, English subtitles.
- Notes
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Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Director of phoography, Jirí Krejcík, Jr. ; editor, Jirí Brozek ; music, Alex North, Milan Svoboda ; wardrobe, Bela Friedlová ; production designer, Zbynek Hloch.
Tom Courtenay, Brigitte Fossey, Ingrid Held, Freddie Jones, Milan Knazko, Josef Kemr, Ludek Kopriva, Pavel Bobek, Josef Laufer.
MPAA rating: R.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
