90 Degrees in the Shade
Cast & Crew
Jirí Weiss
Anne Heywood
James Booth
Rudolf Hru¿ínský
Ann Todd
Donald Wolfit
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
At a grocery store in Prague, Alena, an attractive young woman, is having an affair with Vorell, the store's married manager. Although she is fully aware that Vorell is a scoundrel who has been stealing liquor from the stock shelves, Alena's physical need for him is so great that she is unable to break off their relationship. Then, an inventory is held, and it is discovered that 80 brandy bottles contain tea. When the two company auditors, Kurka and Bazant, question the employees, Alena panics and races from the store. Kurka, an intolerant man whose sense of duty has wrecked his marriage, immediately places the guilt on Alena. When the disturbed woman turns to Vorell for advice, he callously suggests that she assume the blame since she would only be placed on probation while he would be sent to prison. Believing her life to be ruined, she commits suicide. Her death profoundly moves Kurka, who finally sees himself as a man devoid of human understanding. Vorell is hardly affected, however; as life at the store returns to normal, he begins training a new assistant to replace Alena.
Director
Jirí Weiss
Cast
Anne Heywood
James Booth
Rudolf Hru¿ínský
Ann Todd
Donald Wolfit
Jirina Jirásková
Jorga Kotrbová
Vladimír Mensík
Jirí Sovák
Valtr Taub
Vera Tichánková
Vera Uzelacová
Jan Skopecek
Stella Zázvorková
Tatána Vavrincová
Jan Cmíral
Vlasta Jelínková
Eva Svobodová
Jirí ¿a¿ek
Jan Libícek
Mirko Musil
Karel Pavlík
Ladislav Potme¿il
Oldrich Velen
Crew
Bedrich Batka
Hynek Bocan
Bohumír Brunclík
Jan Chaloupek
Feix--broz
Ladislav Hanu¿
Eva Hrubá
Ludek Hulan
Miloslav Hurka
Stanislava Hutková
Jirí Knotek
Milo¿ Kohout
Jana Kulhánková
Bohuslav Kulic
Vera Líznerová
Russell Lloyd
Jaromír Luká¿
Vlastimil Mar¿álek
David Mercer
Jirí Mucha
Milan Novotný
Dagmar Ra¿ilovová
Raymond Stross
Jirí Weiss
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Notes
Opened in Prague in October 1965 as Tricet jeona ve stínu.
