Cuckoo in a Dark Forest
1985, Czech. Directed by Antonín Moskalyk.
Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the Nazis, but she is selected for special treatment by virtue of being blonde. She is billeted with the commandant of a concentration camp near the Baltic coast, where his kindness towards her provokes his wife's jealousy, but is compromised when Emilka witnesses his brutality towards the prisoners.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Antonín MoskalykDirector
- Miroslava SoučkováEmilka Fejfarová
- Oleg TabakovOtto Kukuck
- Alicja JachiewiczFrida Kukuck
- Míla MyslíkováFrau Kramer
- Vilém BesserTeacher
- Rafał WieczyńskiStaszek
- Jana AndresíkováFrau Höpfner
- Věra VlčkováFrau Melnik
- Jolanta GrusznicWanda
- Karel BělohradskýKukuck's Driver
- Pavel TrávníčekKrumey
- Zdeněk MartínekCast
Details
- Released
- 1 May 1985
- Original title
- Kukačka v temném lese
- Country
- Czechoslovakia, Poland
- Written by
- Vladimír Körner
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What Cuckoo in a Dark Forest is based on
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest is adapted from a novel.
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Cuckoo in a Dark Forest runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Cuckoo in a Dark Forest isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 1985. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Cuckoo in a Dark Forest?
If you liked Cuckoo in a Dark Forest, try Twelve O'Clock High, Walking with the Enemy, Schindler's List.
Who directed Cuckoo in a Dark Forest?
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (1985) was directed by Antonín Moskalyk and stars Miroslava Součková, Oleg Tabakov, Alicja Jachiewicz.
What is Cuckoo in a Dark Forest based on?
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest is adapted from a novel.