Question 1

Why was Distant Journey hardly seen in Czechoslovakia when it was released?

Accepted Answer

The film was seen by very few people in Czechoslovakia at the time because it was censored by the communist government upheld by Stalin.

Question 2

Which documentary footage did Alfred Radok use to depict Nazi leaders in Distant Journey?

Accepted Answer

Radok used material from Leni Riefenstahl's documentary Triumph of the Will (1935) to picture some of the Nazi leaders in the film.

Question 3

What real-life experience did director Alfred Radok have during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Radok spent two years in Klettendorf's forced labor camp (now Austria) and escaped in 1945 when the allies air bombed the site.

Question 4

Which festival featured Distant Journey in 2020?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2020.

Question 5

Who plays the Jewish ophthalmologist Hana Kaufmann in Distant Journey?

Accepted Answer

Blanka Waleská plays MUDr. Hana Kaufmanová, the Jewish ophthalmologist.

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