Is Higher Principle sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Higher Principle scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Higher Principle easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Higher Principle end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Higher Principle violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Higher Principle

Name: Higher Principle
Genre: Drama
Released: 1960
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: František Smolík, Jana Brejchová, Ivan Mistrík, Jan Šmíd, Alexandr Postler

Directed by Jiří Krejčík

Produced by Filmové studio Barrandov

1960104 min8.2 / 10

A harrowing wartime drama about three young men facing the Gestapo for a careless act of defiance, exploring courage, mortality, and the cost of resistance under totalitarian terror.

During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.

Clusters

Realistic Films About Cruelty Consequences Of Wrongdoing Revenge Gone Wrong Nazi Germany And Resistance Historical War Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

World War Ii Based On Short Story Anti-nazi Resistance

Questions people ask

Is Higher Principle sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Higher Principle scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Higher Principle easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Higher Principle end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Higher Principle violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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