Lidice (film)

Lidice
United Kingdom poster
Directed byPetr Nikolaev
Written byZdeněk Mahler
Screenplay by
Based onThe Man Who Survived Lidice
by Zdeněk Mahler
Produced byAdam Dvořák
Starring
CinematographyAntonio Riestra
Edited byAdam Dvořák
Music by
Production
company
Movie
Distributed byBioscop
Release date
  • 2 June 2011 (2011-06-02) (Czech Republic)
Running time
126 minutes
Countries
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
LanguageCzech
Budget70,000,000

Lidice (also known as The Butcher of Prague and Fall of the Innocent in the UK) is a 2011 Czech drama film produced by Adam Dvořák from a screenplay by Zdeněk Mahler.[1] It was initially directed by Alice Nellis, but after she contracted Lyme disease (borreliosis), Petr Nikolaev took over. It tells a story involving the Nazi massacre at—and destruction of—the Czech village of Lidice. It was released in June 2011.[2] The film is streaming on Amazon Prime under the title Fall of the Innocent (US, 15 April 2018).

The budget of the film was around 65–70 million (around US $4 million).[3]

  1. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 100. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ^ "Lidice měly premiéru, Nikolaev na ní poděkoval původní autorce Nellis". Mladá fronta DNES. Czech Republic. June 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  3. ^ Milovník Felliniho; Pasoliniho a (18 May 2009). "Alice Nellis natáčí film Mamas & Papas". Lidové noviny. Czech Republic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.