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The Fifth Horseman Is Fear ( ) is a 1964 Czechoslovak New Wave film about the Holocaust that was directed by Zbyněk Brynych .1 Instead of depicting gas chambers and concentration camps , the film examines the subtler but equally debilitating mental effects of oppression. Restricted by Stalinist censorship , Brynych's uses Nazi fascism as a metaphor to speak out against Soviet communism , highlighting the evils of both oppressive regimes. When it was released in America in 1968 , the film was highly praised by critics. Time magazine said it was a “superlatively photographed film," and Roger Ebert wrote, “A nearly perfect film...beautiful, distinguished work. I imagine it will win the Academy Award for the best foreign film.” Time Roger Ebert2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
1968 Czech film The Fifth Horseman is Fear is 1964 Czech New Wave film about the Holocaust that was directed by Zbynek Brynych . Instead of depicting gas chambers and concentration camps , the film examines the subtler but equally debilitating mental effects of oppression. Restricted by Stalinist censorship , Brynych's uses Nazi fascism as a metaphor to speak out against Soviet communism , highlighting the evils of both oppressive regimes. When it was released in America in 1968 , the film was highly praised by critics. Time magazine said it was a “superlatively photographed film," and Roger Ebert wrote, “A nearly perfect film...beautiful, distinguished work. I imagine it will win the Academy Award for the best foreign film.” Time Roger Ebert
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1965 Czech film The Fifth Horseman Is Fear ( ) is a 1965 Czechoslovak film about the Holocaust that was directed by Zbyněk Brynych . Instead of depicting gas chambers and concentration camps , the film examines the subtler but equally debilitating mental effects of oppression. It gets its name from the story of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse written about in the Book of Revelation .
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1965 Czech film The Fifth Horseman Is Fear ( ) is a 1965 Czechoslovak film about the Holocaust that was directed by Zbyněk Brynych . Instead of depicting gas chambers and concentration camps , the film examines the subtler but equally debilitating mental effects of oppression. It gets its name from the story of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse written about in the Book of Revelation . The film uses expressionist cinematography, and its film score is set to discordant piano music.
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1965 Czech film The Fifth Horseman Is Fear ( Czech : A pátý jezdec je strach ) is a 1965 Czechoslovak film about the Holocaust that was directed by Zbyněk Brynych . Instead of depicting gas chambers and concentration camps , the film examines the subtler but equally debilitating mental effects of oppression. It gets its name from the story of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse written about in the Book of Revelation . The film uses expressionist cinematography, and its film score is set to discordant piano music.
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