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The Strike
Siréna
Siren
Directed by
Karel Steklý
Screenplay by Marie Majerová and Karel Steklý Based on the novel by Marie Majerová
Screenplay by Marie Majerová and Karel Steklý Based on the novel by Marie Majerová
With:
Josef Bek, L. Bohác, Josef Dekoj, Nadezda Gajerová, Vera Kalendová, Bedrich Karen, Lída Matousková, and Marie Vásová
Editing:
Jan Kohout
Music: E.F. Burian
Music: E.F. Burian
Runtime:
77 min
Release Date: 11 April 1947
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Color: Black and White
Release Date: 11 April 1947
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Color: Black and White
Twitter Capsule:
Karel Steklý’s visually striking political drama is set in a Prague suburb suppressed by the police after a strike by underpaid, poorly housed metal workers who attack the home of a wealthy industrialist.