The Alphabet of Fear [1961]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00002298
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Original Title
Abeceda straha
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Language
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Published
Yugoslavia : Jadran Film Zagreb, 1961.
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Physical Description
DVD-ROM (99 min.)
Contents Summary
The story of this WWII crime movie is supposedly based on real events and set in the Croatian Nazi-puppet state. Vera, a young communist, is on a mission to acquire important information – a list of spies that will be sent to the territory under partisan control. Pretending to be a provincial illiterate, Vera gets a job as a maid in the family of a high-ranking government official. Vera’s cover is endangered when the official’s oldest daughter, engaged to a German officer, starts having doubts about her, but her younger sister actually covers up for Vera’s suspicious absences, as she believes that she is having an affair. Since Vera has made little progress on her main task, resistance chiefs plan a decisive action during a dinner party attended by important German and Ustasha officers. Their action is, however, diverted by an air-raid and the party moves to the basement where the officers discover some lost documents and realize that Vera understands German. When she finally sees the list she has been searching for, she is being forced to tell the names of her superiors. The partisans manage to use the confusion created by the air-raid to break into the apartment, escaping with the prisoners. With Vera only slightly wounded the mission is accomplished.
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | - | - | - | - |
| DIGIFILM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0549 | - | Audio Visual | Access Copy, MP4 format |
The Alphabet of Fear [1961]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00002298
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Director/Creator
General Information
Original Title
Abeceda straha
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Language
General Information
Published
Yugoslavia : Jadran Film Zagreb, 1961.
General Information
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (99 min.)
Contents Summary
The story of this WWII crime movie is supposedly based on real events and set in the Croatian Nazi-puppet state. Vera, a young communist, is on a mission to acquire important information – a list of spies that will be sent to the territory under partisan control. Pretending to be a provincial illiterate, Vera gets a job as a maid in the family of a high-ranking government official. Vera’s cover is endangered when the official’s oldest daughter, engaged to a German officer, starts having doubts about her, but her younger sister actually covers up for Vera’s suspicious absences, as she believes that she is having an affair. Since Vera has made little progress on her main task, resistance chiefs plan a decisive action during a dinner party attended by important German and Ustasha officers. Their action is, however, diverted by an air-raid and the party moves to the basement where the officers discover some lost documents and realize that Vera understands German. When she finally sees the list she has been searching for, she is being forced to tell the names of her superiors. The partisans manage to use the confusion created by the air-raid to break into the apartment, escaping with the prisoners. With Vera only slightly wounded the mission is accomplished.
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DVD
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DVD
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OSA Film Library
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OSA Film Library
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Digital Film