The Coward
1962, Czech. Directed by Jiří Weiss.
In a remote Slovak village in the closing days of World War II, a schoolteacher and his young wife find a wounded Russian parachutist in their front yard just as the Germans are coming in to occupy their village. As his wife readily becomes involved with anti-Nazi partisans, the schoolteacher collaborates with the Germans in fear.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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- Released
- 13 April 1962
- Original title
- Zbabělec
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Ota Ornest, Ivan Bukovčan, Jiří Weiss
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The Coward runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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The Coward isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 April 1962. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Coward, try Waiting for Anya, Walking with the Enemy, Battleground.
Who directed The Coward?
The Coward (1962) was directed by Jiří Weiss and stars Ladislav Chudík, Dana Smutná, Dušan Blaškovič.