The Smoke

Feb 1, 1991

1h 29m

★ 6.7

A musical film of the totalitarian era

Overview

The film is based on a legendary school film of Tomáš Vorel, called INg (1985). The storyline stays the same - a young engineer finds a new job and wants to work, this proves to be impossible in the last days of the communist era.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

The Smoke Trailers

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Cast

Miroslav Čáp

Jan Slovák

Kotě

Lucie Zedníčková

Karel Šmíd

Jaroslav Dušek

Helenka

Monika Šeligová

Glosner

Jan Fuchs

Křížek

Ladislav Myslivec

Běhalová

Eva Holubová

Arnoštek

Šimon Caban

Béďa

Jiří Fero Burda

ředitel

Milan Dvořák

Ondra

Petr Čtvrtníček

Mráz

Zdeněk Vronský

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