In an unnamed Latin American country after a coup d'état, a military junta comes to power. The army deployed to the streets, the civilian population is exposed to hard terror. A wave of arrests follows, some former senators - liberals and communists - are sent to prison. Some patriots that have gone underground try to figure a plan for their release. They buy a small shop opposite the prison in the name of Francisco and Maria Vardes. From its basement they plan to build a 90-meter tunnel. Three years of enormous effort, deaths and nervous breakdowns are not spent in vain.

Directed by: Vytautas Zalakevicius
Written by: Valentin Ezhov & Vytautas Zalakevicius
Release date: 1972-11-20
Runtime: 163 minutes
Cast:
Regimantas Adomaitis Regimantas Adomaitis
Francisco "Pancho" Vardes 
Ion Ungureanu Ion Ungureanu
Alberto Ramirez, communist senator 
Bronius Babkauskas Bronius Babkauskas
Miguel Carrera, senator 
Lorents Arushanyan Lorents Arushanyan
Walter Conde, senator 
Juozas Budraitis Juozas Budraitis
Felicio, blackmailer 
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Also known as:
  • That Sweet Word: Liberty!
  • Tas saldus žodis - laisvė!
  • Suloinen sana - vapaus