The Motive for Murder
A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.
Release Date: April 04, 1975
Status: Released
Genres:
Crime
Cast

Ilja PrachaĹ™
Karas (segment "VĂkend")

Antonie Hegerliková
Karasová (segment "VĂkend")

Helga Čočková
Ĺ teklová (segment "VĂkend")

Zdena Studenková
VÄ›ra (segment "VĂkend")

Vlado ÄŚernĂ˝
Petr (segment "VĂkend")

Vlastimil Hašek
Ĺ tekl (segment "VĂkend")

František Hanus
Cyril (segment "VĂkend")
Eva Friedrichová
Cyrilová (segment "VĂkend")

Václav Postránecký
Capt. Havránek (segment "VĂkend")

Jan TeplĂ˝
Lt. Ĺ Ăma (segment "VĂkend")

Ivo Niederle
Man in the Tracksuit (segment "VĂkend")

Jiřà Schmitzer
Roman ÄŚĂĹľek (segment "VĂkend")
