Black Barons

Jun 4, 1992

1h 39m

★ 7.1

Overview

Life of Czechoslovak soldiers in a military unit for the so called "politically unreliable" - the Technical auxiliary battalions, aka "the black barons". Although it might seem like a political satire and it's mostly funny, it shows the reality and the absurdity of military service under the communist regime. Based on a novel by Miloslav Svandrlik.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

Space Films

MTT Multra Trading Team Praha

Riosport-Press

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Cast

voj. Kefalín

Ondřej Vetchý

maj. Haluška

Pavel Landovský

kpt. Ořech

Bronislav Poloczek

kpt. Honec

Alois Švehlík

por. Hamáček

Jiří Schmitzer

por. Troník

Miroslav Donutil

nadporučík Mazurek

Josef Dvořák

kpt. MUDr. Hořec

Rudolf Hrušínský

generál

Václav Postránecký

des. Halík

Daniel Landa

voj. Jasánek

Vladimír Javorský

voj. Vata

Milan Šimáček

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