A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova (1965)
- Genre: Drama · TV movie
- Runtime: 67 min
- Released: 1965-10-13
- TMDB rating: 8.0 / 10 (1)
A group of wealthy American Jewish businessmen have been captured by the SS and are told that they are to be traded to the American army for several SS officers. However, these hostages are being required to pay bribes for their "transportation costs." In order to ensure that the businessmen will be more cooperative in paying up, a beautiful female singer is placed in their midst as a bargaining chip. The group of hostages are then placed on a train which is supposed to take them to the ship that will deliver them to freedom, but a series of "mishaps" delays their escape.
- Director: Antonín Moskalyk
- Writer: Arnošt Lustig, Vladislav Čejchan
- Music: Luboš Fišer
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