Smugglers of Death

Smugglers of Death (Czech: Král Šumavy) is a 1959 Czechoslovak drama directed by Karel Kachyňa.

People there illegally cross the border through the swampy area aided by a mysterious smuggler.

Local SNB is aided in investigation by a young Sergeant Karel Zeman.

He falls in love with a local shopkeeper Marie Rysová, whose husband escaped to the West.

He forces her to escape with him across the border and kills an SNB officer.