Masaryk

2016

1h 54m

Biography

History

Drama

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Jan Masaryk serves as the Czechoslovak ambassador to the United Kingdom, taking on the role after the death of his father, the founder of Czechoslovakia. When Nazi Germany threatens his country, he seeks assistance from the UK.

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Brilliant acting and one of the very few films that covers this event in our history

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Julius Sevcík

Director

Karel Roden

Masaryk

Hanns Zischler

Dr Stein

Oldrich Kaiser

Edvard Benes

Arly Jover

Marcia Davenport

Jirí Vyorálek

Konrad Henlein

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Wendy Ide

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Effective locations choices add to the atmosphere of the film - it's hard to imagine a more despairing piece of architecture than the exterior of the psychiatric institute. But the pacing of the story is stagnant.

Mar 20, 2018

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Deborah Young

Hollywood Reporter

One would think there was ample material for a fascinating pre-war thriller, or at least a new historical take on the period, but the screenplay is missing a lot of pieces and the humdrum staging looks numbingly like jazzed-up Euro TV fare.

Mar 20, 2018

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Jay Weissberg

Variety

It's really hard to make the negotiations leading up to the Munich Agreement boring, yet that's just what "A Prominent Patient" achieves, and little else.

Mar 20, 2018

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Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

But even if we allow for such artistic liberty, the character of the German doctor who fled the Nazis and forces Masaryk to confront his demons is an unnecessary device only ramping up the bathos and incredulity.

Mar 20, 2018

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Ben Nicholson

CineVue

The visuals add exactly the kind of polish that this prestige picture is aiming for, and although there are a few far-travelling accents in the supporting cast, the whole thing is anchored by the typically-assured Roden.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 20, 2018

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Synopsis

Jan Masaryk serves as the Czechoslovak ambassador to the United Kingdom, taking on the role after the death of his father, the founder of Czechoslovakia. When Nazi Germany threatens his country, he seeks assistance from the UK.

Director: Julius Sevcík
Screenwriter: Petr Kolecko, Alex Königsmark, Julius Sevcík
Production Co: Ceská Televize, Arte, ZDF
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: Czech
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2018
Runtime: 1h 54m