Distant Journey
1949, Czech. Directed by Alfréd Radok.
Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
- Rated
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Distant Journey is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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Cast & crew
- Alfréd RadokDirector
- Blanka WaleskáHana Kaufmannová
- Otomar KrejčaAntonín Bureš
- Zdeňka BaldováHedvika Kaufmannová
- Viktor OčásekOskar Kaufmann
- Eduard KohoutReiter
- Anna VaňkováMargit
- Jiří PlachýAbrahamovič
- Saša RašilovMošeles
- Zdeněk HodrZdeněk Klein
- Josef ChvalinaPepa Bureš
- J. O. MartinRudolf Bureš
- Soňa DanielováEllen
Details
- Released
- 3 June 1949
- Original title
- Daleká cesta
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Erik Kolár, Alfréd Radok, Mojmír Drvota
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Distant Journey runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Distant Journey is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Distant Journey?
Distant Journey (1949) was directed by Alfréd Radok and stars Blanka Waleská, Otomar Krejča, Zdeňka Baldová.