Death Behind a Curtain
1967, Czech. Directed by Antonín Kachlík.
Members of an organised group smuggling heroin from France to Italy send a new shipment of the drug via Sweden, the GDR and Czechoslovakia. A new ballet is about to premiere at the Fibich Theatre in Prague. However, the situation is complicated by a horrific event: prima ballerina Milada Havlová is found dead in her dressing room. The autopsy and the first analyses reveal that she died of a heroin overdose. Captain Chrástek is in charge of the investigation and believes that it is not an accident but murder. An investigation unfolds that reveals not only the strained relationships between the members of the ballet company, but above all an international criminal network...
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Antonín KachlíkDirector
- Lubomír Lipskýchoreograf Laube
- Stanislav Šimektanečník Procházka
- Miroslav Horníčekkapitán Chrástek
- Jaroslav Satoranskýporučík Mareček
- Lenka Fišerovátanečnice Jana Pilátová
- Gabriela Vránováprůvodkyně zájezdů Alena Volná
- Květa Fialovátanečnice Milada Havlová
- Jiří Vršťalapašerák Filip Lavedan
- Waldemar Matuškapašerák Orbigny
- Jiří Mikotanadporučík Antoš
- Ilja Prachařředitel divadla Macek
- Josef Langmilerdirigent Krejčí
Details
- Released
- 17 March 1967
- Original title
- Smrt za oponou
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Pavel Hejcman, Antonín Kachlík, Vladimír Bor
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What Death Behind a Curtain is based on
Death Behind a Curtain is adapted from a novel.
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Death Behind a Curtain runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Death Behind a Curtain isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 March 1967. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Death Behind a Curtain?
Death Behind a Curtain (1967) was directed by Antonín Kachlík and stars Lubomír Lipský, Stanislav Šimek, Miroslav Horníček.
What is Death Behind a Curtain based on?
Death Behind a Curtain is adapted from a novel.