"FILMEXPORT HOME VIDEO presents" "SMUGGLERS OF DEATH" "Story Screenplay" "Director of Photography" "Music Conducted by" "Art Director Assistant" "Sound Editor 1 st Assistant Director" "Make-up, Costume Designer, Wardrobe" "Production Designer, Specialist Adviser, Chief Electrician" "Assistants Production Manager" "Production Manager" "Cast" "Directed by" "Produced by" "This is the story of a handful of men - members of the National" "Security Border Guard Corps in 1 948." "After their exhausting battles with the Bander troops and their arduous duty during the events of February 1 948, they went on fighting without rest." "In Sumava, a fierce struggle to keep the Czechoslovak borders impenetrable began..." "What a creepy weather." "Is it always like this?" "Of course not." "It's fine here, too." "Usualy three times a year." "Great." "Say hello to your CO..." "... from Palecek." "I'm coming tonight." "My respects." "Come in!" "Gendarmerie Captain Karel Zeman." "Kot." "Where are the others?" "What others?" "You see?" "." "So you're the team they promised to send." "Can you shoot, at least?" "I'm asking you - can you shoot?" "." "I cannot." "That pint glass over there." "Jump out!" "Not too bad." "You can need it any minute." "Only a handful of us protect a huge sector which is leaking like a sieve." "We don't know where to stop the gaps first." "Always on the run!" "So I see." "Rehearsal for tonight." "People get married even in this place." "You have to join us, too." "Galapetr!" "Listen, want to earn an odd penny?" "." "Come to the Rihas' tonight." "Sorry, Mr.Buryska, I have a job in Vimperk." "Next time." "But that will be just for the christening!" "What a figure, isn't it?" "Yeah, a fine figure." "He used to work for the Forestry Office." "Since his wife died, he has fiddled in inns." "But he is great at it." "His real name is Petr Kala, but everyone calls him Galapetr." "What are you looking at?" "." "Have they anything to drink at that store?" "Yes, amongst other things." "I can't come with empty hands tonight, you know." " Sure." "Wine?" "." "How do you know?" "You're the fifth today." "Drink is all you men can think up for a wedding." "That will make Mrs. Rihova happy." "At least two bottles I guess?" " Pardon?" "." "Yes, two." "How do you like it here?" "." "Not much, right?" "." "Oh, yes." "And now quite a lot." "But it's not Prague, is it?" "How do you know I am from Prague?" "I don't." "I tried Prague and you responded." "Prague..." "I haven't seen Prague for ages." "And you come from here?" " No." "Good morning." " Good morning, Mrs. Michalova." "I came with my husband in forty-five." "Has bread arrived, please?" " Yes, it has." "May I have half a loaf?" "." " Sure." "Well, see you." "Seventy-one crowns." "Dear newlyweds!" "May your happiness be the envy of the world!" "All the best!" "A kiss!" "The right one!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "When will you bring your bride, Mr.Ciganek?" "You must say which one as he has about ten, don't you, Marenka?" "." "This Ciganek, he's okay  but he is too young." "He has only his girlfriend Marenka and writes to her every day." "But you know what women are!" "Guys, raise your sabres!" "Hey, raise your sabres!" "Halt!" "Or I'll throw a hand grenade at you!" "Silence!" "It's for the happy family." "Hand-made, isn't it?" "." "Thank you, Mr. Palecek." " My pleasure." "But don't hang it on tonight, it would only disturb you." "Sorry, but we've run of glasses." " That's all right." "Don't worry, Mrs. Rihova," "Zacek should be here any minute." "I know." "And now we'll strike it up!" "But no funeral march, Mr. Beran!" "A nice store, isn't it?" "." "Tell me, what does her husband do?" "." "Rys?" "I wish I knew." "He ran over a child a year and a half ago and then panicked and fled to Bavaria." "What a fool!" "With such a wife waiting for him." "Waiting for him?" "Damn it!" "I should kick myself!" "Halt!" "Halt!" "Halt!" "Don't shoot!" "It's me, Zacek." "What are you doing here in the swamp?" "." "Curing my rheumatism, what else?" "." "Zacek!" "Where have you been?" "Where have you been, with the cows?" "." "Quiet!" "What's happened?" "Three men have slid through my hands." "The third one ran away to the swamp." "He can never cross it so I knew he would not escape." "Well, it seems he did..." "You see, Vasek," "I have always told you that there must be a route somewhere." "Nonsense, Josef." "Nobody can cross the bog." "Remember, if anyone got through it could only have been Kilian." "Who?" "The King of Sumava, young man." "A notorious old smuggler." "Vitek, Riha, Ciganek - go after those two!" "The rest come with me!" "Was this a flour mill or sawmill?" "An old iron mill." "It's been clattering here since I remember." "Buryska!" "Make it stop!" "Why?" "It disturbs no one." "Make it stop, the noise is unnecessary." "Order carried out, sir." "No more milling." "Silly, eh?" "In a mist, such noise can be better than a compass." "This is where I found Kilian." "He had crawled across the swamp from Bavaria." "With a broken leg." "It must be some twelve years ago now, what you mean?" "." "There are all sorts of stories." "My father told of a deer that had crossed the swamp." "But who knows." "The smuggling has been going on here for a thousand years." "But across the swamp?" "." " Oh, yes." "There's definitely a route here." "But, Josef, don't..." " What?" "." "How many drinks had you had then?" "." "And Mr. Beran, didn't you mix up the deer story?" "And what happened to him?" "I mean to Kilian?" "He lives on the other side." "In Bavaria." "I'll be back." "May I help you?" "." "Did you sleep well?" "I did, but you didn't." "That's right, not much." "Awedding's something special." "That's true." "I had never seen any like this one before." "If only they were happy." "Things don't always work out in life, do they?" "." "So they've already told you?" "." "Have you any news of him?" "Does he write?" "Is it official?" "." "No, I didn't mean it like that." "I haven't heard from him for one and half a year." "And you're still waiting?" "What else can I do?" "." "I know what I'd do!" "Young lady has got an assistant." "And you see it's in smithereens." "Blesk, fetch!" "Don't go any further!" "Yuck!" "Damn it!" "Well, could anyone cross?" "And yet there must be a way." "But where?" "." "The iron mill." "Blesk!" "Halt!" "Halt!" "Hands up!" "Make it stop!" "Kilian..." "So, this is the end of the King of Sumava." "Men, how could you do this?" "I have known him for some twenty years." "He never fired a shot in his life." "He probably didn't even know how." "You'd be surprised!" "Kilian?" "." "What could he have been smuggling?" "." "Spies." "Things have changed in our old Sumava..." "they really have." "Here you are." "Shortly, we old servicemen are of no more use, you see." "I guess not." "Come on, I know why I compose this funeral march." "Some bass in here." "And a trumpet solo somewhere here." "What do you think?" "." " Very nice." "But sad." "Well, it's a funeral march, isn't it?" "." "And tell Kot not to worry." "There'll be no one crossing the swamp anymore." "Good morning." "Can I give you a lift?" "." "Missed the bus, haven't you?" "Your shoes will be ruined." "You could also catch a cold!" "Are you still angry with me?" "." "Please don't." "I didn't mean to be fresh." "You paid me back on the spot, so we're quits, aren't we?" "." "There's a dance tonight." "Would you like to come?" "Leave me alone, please." "Why?" "For what I did?" "What's wrong?" "You know what people are." "Don't be angry with me anymore." " Give it back to him!" "Please!" "Do you know what you've done?" "." "These are flowers for his wife's grave." "He replaces them nearly every day." "I see." "Well, are we riding or walking?" "You'd shut down every shooting gallery in the country!" "Go ahead." "Once upon a time there was a CO who got some very good news." "What news?" "." "It's been officially confirmed that Kilian, the King of Sumava is dead, so..." "Well?" "So the CO granted a furlough to his men  so that they could go home." " Yeah." "The CO was a nice guy." "But I'm putting you on the alert." "But why?" "As long as he smuggled saccharine, he could do it alone, but for people he needed accomplices." "Do you understand?" "So this is your Marenka." "Nice girl." "Do you really write to her every day?" "Sometimes it's every other day." "One hundred and seventy-three!" "It will drive me crazy!" "You've got your girlfriend round the corner." "I only wish I had." "Round the corner - but it's not much use." "And I've just missed a date." "One hundred and seventy-four, damn those horseflies!" "What are we doing here anyway?" "Only God knows." "Goddamned swamp!" "As usual, well?" " Not a living soul." "The guys haven't been at home since Christmas!" "Last year they fought the Bander troops from summer till winter." "Then came the February events." "No wonder they want a furlough." "I know." "Kilian is dead and the swamp is impassable." "So why do we have to be there all the time?" "." "We all are getting crazy." "I can see that." "Well, I'll let you all go on leave and for the agents" "I'll put up a welcome notice on the borders." "Agreed?" "Look, Marenka..." " Yes?" "." "What if I disappeared for a while?" "Let's say for a couple of hours." "Well, maybe less." " Are you mad?" "." "What if Kot comes?" "." "He won't." "Not with the flu he's got." "Anyway, it doesn't matter." "Don't lie to me, Marenka!" "He's gone to see that woman." "Don't make a fool out of me!" "Your silly ideas of friendship!" "I wouldn't have expected this from you." "Goddammit!" "Just you wait, little man!" "I will not have you court-martialled." "Not that I want to save your ass, the jail would do you good." "But you're lucky because I need every man I've got!" "I was..." " Dismiss!" "Well, I ran off!" "So what?" "Shall I go nuts?" "Who can stand it here, anyway!" "Who are we actually after, the King of Sumava?" "." "I have already finished one, so how many more are they?" "." "If only there were some water-nymphs dancing!" "Let's face it, it's our lot to dry out before our time." "We're like the seven Arabs in the desert looking for an oasis." "Do you know the story, don't you?" "." "One of them was called Zeman, right?" "." "Sorry to disturb you." "I want to tell you that eight-hour duty will be resumed as of today." "And everyone will have some leave." "Just a minute, gentlemen!" "I'm starting my leave right now!" "Can you understand that?" "That Buryska!" "What a beast!" "Look what he's done!" "I'm going to kill him!" "The only shoes I can wear now are my sneakers." "What is your size?" "." " Forty-two." "Take mine." "Come on!" "What would I do there, anyway?" "." "I've forgotten to close my windows!" "I'll be right back." "Man, you've all the luck." "Hey, you seem to have settled down here for good." "Keep on playing..." "Clubs!" "Won't you ask me in?" "Anything wrong?" "No." "Nothing's wrong." "Why aren't you at the dance?" "She hasn't written to me for three weeks." "I need to go home." "Three weeks?" "You know what, Marenka?" "." "Let's take a walk together." "Where?" "." "I can't get that bog out of my mind." "I've waited for you for one and a half year." "All alone." "It was not any better for me, Marie." "You ran away like a little boy." "That child died." "The entire village ganged up against me as if I had killed him." "What's done can't be undone." "But I won't let it spoil my whole life!" "Eventually I have forgiven you." "I waited for you to come back." "Of a word from you." "I was still waiting a month ago." "I came as soon as I could." "Marie, where are you?" "." "You have left me all alone." "There was a lot of water inside." "I had to mop it up." "So, throw me the key." "I'll help you." "No, it's too late." "Come on, you can't be serious." "Let me in at least for a while." "You can't leave me like this..." "Hey Karel, what about a serenade?" "Keeping an eye on the store again?" "." "Marie..." "No, it's too late, really." "I'm sorry." "Shall we play or go to bed?" "." "Go to bed!" " So, let's go to bed." "Marie..." "And I have risked my neck to see you." "I know, it was a long time." "I don't blame you." "No, Pavel." "It's all over." "Think twice, Marie!" "It's no use persuading me." "Don't!" "There's still time." "Get dressed and let's go." "It's not me who ran away." "I'm not going anywhere." "Understand?" "." "Don't you love me any more?" "You are still my wife!" "And be sure no other man ever gets you!" "Leave your key here." " It's mine." "And nobody's been here, do you understand?" "." "Mila, come on, hurry!" "Good evening." " Good evening." "What a guest!" "Please come in." "He is on duty." "But in bed." "Let me wake him up." "No, no..." "I just thought..." "Don't worry, he's not with another woman." "So, shall I wake him up?" "." "No, thanks." "Let him sleep." "Good night." "What a flood, isn't it?" "I'm coming!" "Sorry, we're in a hurry." "We need some cigarettes." "We have no time." "Twenty each." "Thanks." "Has anything happened, Mrs.Rihova?" "." "Don't you know?" "." "Ciganek was killed." "Everyone said the King was dead." "Never mind, we'll pay them back." "They're going to pay dearly." "Why only didn't he go to the dance." "I composed this for myself but  but now when Marenka  I guess we could..." "... we could play it for him." "Which one is his Marenka, do you know?" "She hasn't even come." "They sent her a cable but in vain." "Fire!" "Fire!" "Fire!" "Let's get them!" "Karel, we must get away from here." "Away?" "What do you mean?" "I can't stay here." "I can't." "What's come over you?" "I'm afraid." "That's ridiculous." "Come on." "I'm the King of Sumava!" "Take it easy, Marie." "No, Karel, I won't stay here." "If you love me, you'll go with me." "What's wrong with you?" "You know I can't leave now." "Maybe later, not now." "What would the lads and Kot say?" "I won't stay here." "If you don't go, I'll go alone." "You're afraid because of what's happened to Ciganek, well?" "Nonsense." "If you're ashamed to admit it, then go!" "Right away!" "This isn't a sanatorium for nerve cases." "You don't have to insult me." " So what's the real reason?" "I've been on the job since forty-five." "At last I've met a woman  who means something to me." "Suddenly she's made up her mind to leave." "I have no idea what's come over her." "So, I thought I could go back to  to Znojmo." "Why not right to Prague, to the Wenceslas Square?" "They kill our Marenka and you think of packing up!" "Is the woman worth it at all?" "." "Her husband is on the other side..." "I know better what she's like." "I'll send the application." "Please do!" "And I'll add my recommendation!" "You can go." "The sun, warmth, no mists." "There are no mists, right?" "." " No mists." "It'll be close to the town." "How many cinemas are there?" "." " Two." "Two." "Are you sure you'll be transfered?" "." "Sure." "And Kot wasn't annoyed?" " No." "But you are, aren't you?" "Do they think you're running away?" "It's time to sleep." "Kot, are you asleep?" "Lie down, Blesk!" "For God's sake - when will you stop this coming and going?" "Move in with her and we will be able to sleep at night." "Keep going!" "Keep to footsteps!" "Do you hear me?" "." "Keep going!" "Do you hear me?" "." "Keep going!" "Stop!" "Marie, stop!" "Stop!" "Marie, stop!" "For God's sake, come back, Marie!" "Karel..." "Karel!" "Karel..." "Karel!" "Throw down your weapon!" "Karel!" "Get back!" "Listen, Karel..." " Leave him alone." "Listen, Karel..." " Leave him alone." "Sorry, sir, we couldn't do any better." "Goddammit!" "A policeman in love - what a sight!" "What a fool!" " Who?" "Zeman." "He would shoot up the whole village if he could." "I need ten men - at once!" "I know, but it's simply..." "I've been pushing my men hard, day and night for six weeks," "living like wild beasts and what have we got?" "I need to get Rys's killer alive and make him talk." "I need to get Rys's killer alive and make him talk." "We have stopped watching the swamp to encourage them, understand?" "But what if they're too cautious?" "What then?" "." "Should I explode the swamp?" "Sir, we would need..." " I have no time for bullshit!" "I'm telling you - if you don't give me ten men, I quit!" "I'm telling you - if you don't give me ten men, I quit!" "I swear, I quit." "Immediately!" "What the hell have I got?" "." "My nerves are gone, my wife's gone." "And no one is interested." "I'm not going to be a laughinstock!" "What's up?" "." "Come in!" "Come on, get in, come on, don't be shy!" "Come on, get in, come on, don't be shy!" "They knocked on my window at dawn asking:" ""ls this Germany please?" ". "" "Well, I'll be going..." "Why are you limping?" "Well?" "He has blisters on his foot." "Exactly for the Foreign Legion, right, sergeant?" "Let's go please." "Take the lady's luggage, won't you, Blister!" "You see?" "Very soon old ladies will be handing them over to us." "You see?" "Very soon old ladies will be handing them over to us." "Well, any support available?" "Come on, Vaclav." "So what have you come for?" "To boost my morale?" "I'm writing to the headquarters tomorrow." "Go ahead!" "But we have no one better." "Have a drink and forget the whole business." "Have a drink and forget the whole business." "It must be someone local." "One of old residents." "What old residents?" "." "Did Rys live here before the war?" "Rys had different reasons." "There are only seven old residents all around here." "There are only seven old residents all around here." "Surprised?" "You can count." "Me, Pesl, Voldrich, Martan, Palecek, Zwiefelhoffer and Tuschl." "I could swear for all of them." "And what about Galapetr?" "Galapetr?" "." "Well, but he is crazy and has other things to do." "Well, but he is crazy and has other things to do." "What do you mean?" "He has a woman in Vimperk." "Galapetr?" "." " Don't you know about?" "Of course, you don't." "You've been here a short time." "When his wife died in forty-five, he'd already had this waitress." "But doesn't he visit his wife's grave every day?" "." "A late repentance, I'd say." "A late repentance, I'd say." "Too late." "In fact, he began visiting her grave only last spring." "Have a drink and stop thinking about it." "Whether you catch somebody or not, the world won't stop turning." "This is some stuff, isn't it?" "." "I have a new solo in my funeral march." "Let me play it for you." "Another time, Mr.Beran, if you don't mind." "Another time..." "That's what you all say." "You have been in the bog!" "My order was nobody to go there." "You wanted to be transfered." "To Znojmo, right?" "." "I did." "It could be managed now." "It could be managed now." "A change would do you good." "Fresh air!" "Now you take care!" "Last time you raised hell." "I did." "But now you're all haywire." "You suspect everyone and disregard orders, you just do what you want." "I serve the best I can." "I serve the best I can." "That's not service, man." "It's blood feud!" "And why do you do this job?" "Love for smugglers?" "." "Help yourself, maestro." "You should hear the march now!" "I've added voices and a solo." "Avery fine solo." "I've added voices and a solo." "Avery fine solo." "Good afternoon." "My dearest friends, still alive?" "What are you up to?" "." "Three Pilsners." "You're going to play and my instrument is at home." "Let me have yours, I'll play something new for you." "Let me have yours, I'll play something new for you." "Give it to me, so please!" "You can play a tune on your comb." "Come on, let me have it!" "All right, keep it, you dandy." "Hey, wait a minute!" "Let me have your fiddle for a while." "I'm sorry, Mr.Beran, I am on my way to gig." "Rubbish!" "Let me have it and join us for a while." "I really can't." "You're right, Galapetr!" "Don't give it to him." "The fiddle is yours." "Come on, let me have it." "You will get it back!" "I know but I must be going." "Come on, I'll just play something." "Just for a while." "No, please, Mr.Beran." "I know what I'm doing." "Don't worry." "Come on." "Let me have it!" "No, a violin is something you don't lend." "It's really enough!" " Come on, do it for me." "I bet, Mr.Beran, you'll never play that." "I'm so sorry." "I'll pay for." "Galapetr." "Give me the fiddle!" "Galapetr!" "What a Stradivarius!" "You killed Ciganek!" " No, Rys did." "And who killed Rys?" "." " Do you know what it can cost you?" "I didn't kill anybody." " So, who did?" "Probably the King to make sure that Rys doesn't give him away." "Who is the King?" "." "I don't know." " How come you don't know?" "Only Kilian and Rys did." " Do you know the way through the bog?" "No, I don't." "How could you act as guide then?" "I guided people only from the road below the bog to Bohemia." "Who gave you instructions and money?" "The King." " You say you don't know him!" "Through a cache." " Where?" "In the cemetery." " On your wife's grave?" "No, the next one." "And where were you going today?" "Well, where were you going today?" "Tell us." "He'll kill me." "Quiet, quiet..." "Halt!" "Throw down your weapon!" "Hands up!" "Throw down your weapon!" "Hands up!" "Halt!" "Turn around!" "Go!" "Palecek?" "Well, it's over, isn't it?" "God, I'm thirsty!" "Aren't you, Karel?" "Morning." "Did you sleep well?" "Better than you, I guess." "You bet!" "Well, guys, satisfied?" "You know, we'll kind of miss him." "Who?" "The King of Sumava?" "And what else are you?" "THE END"