Deserters and pilgrims, 1968
Synopsis
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. J.Jakubisko: “The only film I couldn’t make any better.”
1 hour 41 minutes / Color
Premiere screening: June 17th and 18th 1968
Produced by: Slovenská filmová tvorba, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia / Stella Telecinomatografica, Rome, Italy
