The Organ

Name: The Organ
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023-04-19
Cast: František Bubík, Alexander Březina, Kamil Marek, Irma Bárdyová, Hana Maciuchová

The story in a period reconstruction of the Slovak Republic 1939–1945 is a multi-layered metaphor of the conflict between power ambitions, inhuman in their dogmatic extreme, and life philosophies, interpreted through music.

Organ

Štefan Uher

Czechoslovakia 1964

English

92 min.

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A drama set in the Slovak Republic during the WW II. A young Polish soldier, a talented organ-player, hides from the fascists in a monastery in a small Slovak town. Here the choir-leader lacking talent is envious of Felix's musical skills and his malevolence makes Felix leave his secure shelter among the monks.

Credits

Director: Štefan Uher

Screenplay: Alfonz Bednár

Cinematography: Stanislav Szomolányi

Music: Ján Zimmer

Sound: Milan Némethy

Editing: Maximilián Remeň

Production Design: Anton Krajčovič

Producer: Ján Svikruha

Costumes: Šarlota Onderušová

Cast: František Bubík, Alexander Březina, Kamil Marek, Irma Bárdyová, Hana Maciuchová, Lujza Grossová Tomáš Tobák

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