Jul 01, 1954
63 min
Full-HD

The Stars Must Burn (1954)

The year 1953 ends. Mines that failed to fulfil the plan are not allowed to light their star. Socialist realism treated seriously – with the memory of the mining tradition, with respect for the work of the old, with hope for the young.

Gustaw Holoubek

Narrator (voice)

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The Stars Must Burn (1954)

Gustaw Holoubek