{"id":95409,"date":"2024-02-04T18:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T01:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95409"},"modified":"2024-02-04T18:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T01:11:00","slug":"fifth-horseman-is-fear-the-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95409","title":{"rendered":"Fifth Horseman is Fear, The (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A man is as he thinks; you can&#8217;t change that.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-95410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Poster.png 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, a Jewish doctor (Miroslav Machacek) is pressured into providing care for a wounded resistance fighter, and soon finds himself searching for morphine across the city while under intense scrutiny.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doctors and Nurses<\/li>\n<li>Eastern European Films<\/li>\n<li>Jews<\/li>\n<li>Resistance Fighters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nCzech director Zbynek Brynych helmed this vaguely allegorical tale of defiance during oppression &#8212; nominally about a Jewish doctor daring to treat a wounded Resistance fighter during wartime occupation: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Treating.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Treating-1024x426.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Treating-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Treating-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Treating-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Treating-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Treating-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Treating.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but perhaps really (also) about resisting repression and surveillance in a Soviet-occupied country. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k9qK3WCChWI\">Eddie Muller has argued on behalf of this film as a <em>noir<\/em><\/a>, given that it takes place during &#8220;one dark night of the soul&#8221; and tells the tale of difficult choices made by an individual who is tempted by fate and other forces. <\/p>\n<p>While visually rich, the storyline is fairly straightforward, as described <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Fifth_Horseman_Is_Fear\">in Wikipedia&#8217;s overview<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Set in Prague during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, the film follows Dr. Braun, a Jewish doctor forbidden to practice medicine. He instead works for German officials, cataloging confiscated Jewish property. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Property.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Property-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Property-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Property-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Property-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Property-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Property-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Property.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Clocks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Clocks-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Clocks-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Clocks-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Clocks-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Clocks-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Clocks-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Clocks.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All Braun wants to do is survive, but his pragmatic mentality is challenged when an injured resistance fighter stumbles into his apartment building. A quest for morphine leads Dr. Braun through his tortured city, where fear eats away at the social structure. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Big-Guy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Big-Guy-1024x434.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Big-Guy-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Big-Guy-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Big-Guy-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Big-Guy-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Big-Guy-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Big-Guy.png 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Superficially, the city might appear to be normal, but hallucinations, awkward outbursts, and nervous, self-conscious behavior make it clear that society is falling apart.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Still4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Still4-1024x434.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Still4-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Still4-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Still4-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Still4-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Still4-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Still4.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s all very atmospherically filmed, and well worth a look as an incisive glimpse at a particular time and place (or perhaps two) in history. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine direction and cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Searching.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Searching-1024x426.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Searching-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Searching-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Searching-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Searching-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Searching-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Searching.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Staircase.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Staircase-1024x436.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Staircase-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Staircase-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Staircase-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Staircase-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Staircase-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fifth-Horseman-Staircase.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical relevance within international cinema. Listed as a film with Historical Relevance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0123368\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1968\/05\/07\/archives\/the-screen-every-sound-is-a-threatczech-fifth-horseman-is-fear.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2040fear.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-fifth-rider-is-fear-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A man is as he thinks; you can&#8217;t change that.&#8221; Synopsis: In Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, a Jewish doctor (Miroslav Machacek) is pressured into providing care for a wounded resistance fighter, and soon finds himself searching for morphine across the city while under intense scrutiny. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Doctors and Nurses Eastern European Films Jews Resistance Fighters Review: Czech director Zbynek Brynych helmed this vaguely allegorical tale of defiance during oppression &#8212; nominally about a Jewish doctor daring to treat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95409\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95409"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95433,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95409\/revisions\/95433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}