The Deserter and the Nomads
1968, Slovak. Directed by Juraj Jakubisko.
An apocalyptic story of three wars in three film tales encompassing the end of the WWI,WWII, as well as a vision of the world destroyed by nuclear weapons. This film was honored at the film festivals in Venice and Sorrento. Immediately after that the copy with Italian subtitles was locked in a safe as evidence of the anti-communist activities of the director, who used real footage of the Soviet invasion.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Slovak
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Cast & crew
- Juraj JakubiskoDirector
- Ferencz GejzaKalmán (segment "Zbehovia")
- Mikuláš LadižinskýMartin (segment "Zbehovia")
- Helena GorovováLila (segment "Zbehovia")
- Alexandra SekulováMara (segment "Zbehovia")
- Albert Vojtech PagáčBergman (segment "Zbehovia")
- Augustín KubánWhite Rider (segment "Zbehovia")
- Václav KovaříkCrippled Christ (segment "Zbehovia")
- Štefan PettöCripple (segment "Zbehovia")
- Mikuláš CinculaScarred (segment "Zbehovia")
- Gejza SpišákPoliceman (segment "Zbehovia")
- Alexander KautnikPoliceman (segment "Zbehovia")
- Ján ŠvecPoliceman (segment "Zbehovia")
Details
- Released
- 6 December 1968
- Original title
- Zbehovia a pútnici
- Country
- Czechoslovakia, Italy
- Written by
- Karol Sidon, Juraj Jakubisko, Ladislav Ťažký
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The Deserter and the Nomads runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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The Deserter and the Nomads isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 December 1968. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Deserter and the Nomads?
The Deserter and the Nomads (1968) was directed by Juraj Jakubisko and stars Ferencz Gejza, Mikuláš Ladižinský, Helena Gorovová.