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Larks on a String
Larks on a String

Larks on a String

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In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

01 February 1990

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

Trustee

Václav Neckář

Václav Neckář

Pavel Hvezdár

Jitka Zelenohorská

Jitka Zelenohorská

Jitka

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Professor

Vladimír Ptáček

Vladimír Ptáček

Mlíkar

Ferdinand Krůta

Ferdinand Krůta

Kudla

František Řehák

František Řehák

Drobecek

Leoš Suchařípa

Leoš Suchařípa

Public Prosecutor

Eugen Jegorov

Eugen Jegorov

Saxophonist

Naďa Urbánková

Naďa Urbánková

Lenka

Věra Křesadlová

Věra Křesadlová

Convict

Jaroslav Satoranský

Jaroslav Satoranský

Guard Andel

Jiřina Štěpničková

Jiřina Štěpničková

Pavel's Mother

Karel Mareš

Karel Mareš

Ladislav Šimek

Ladislav Šimek

Otakar Brousek

Otakar Brousek

Míla Myslíková

Míla Myslíková

Věra Ferbasová

Věra Ferbasová

Convict

Vladimír Šmeral

Vladimír Šmeral

Minister

Jiřina Třebická

Jiřina Třebická

Drobečková

Stella Zázvorková

Stella Zázvorková

Tereza Bariová

Tereza Bariová

Věra Galatíková

Věra Galatíková

Vlasta Jelínková

Vlasta Jelínková

Zora Jiráková

Zora Jiráková

Gustav Oplustil

Gustav Oplustil

Miloš Kohout

Miloš Kohout

Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

Eva Blažková

Eva Blažková

Convict

Zdena Burdová

Zdena Burdová

Eva Rubínová

Eva Rubínová

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Convict

Bořivoj Fiala

Bořivoj Fiala

Oldřich Janovský

Oldřich Janovský

Karel Hovorka

Karel Hovorka

Bohumil Koška

Bohumil Koška

Miroslav Saic

Miroslav Saic

Alois Vachek

Alois Vachek

Miloslav Balcar

Miloslav Balcar

Alena Frimlová

Alena Frimlová

Hana Talpová

Hana Talpová

Jan Teplý

Jan Teplý

Jindřiška Gabriela Preissová

Jindřiška Gabriela Preissová

Rudolf Kalina

Rudolf Kalina

Jiří Kasík

Jiří Kasík

Vladimír Hrabánek

Vladimír Hrabánek

Antonín Gondolán

Antonín Gondolán

František Gondolán

František Gondolán

Jiří Gondolán

Jiří Gondolán

Vojtěch Gondolán

Vojtěch Gondolán

Ondřej Gondolán

Ondřej Gondolán

Rudolf Pešta

Rudolf Pešta

Antonín Samler

Antonín Samler

Jan Vala

Jan Vala

Jarmila Gybasová

Jarmila Gybasová

Eva Vejlová

Eva Vejlová

Helena Velenovská

Helena Velenovská

Jitka Molavcová

Jitka Molavcová

Marie Benetková

Marie Benetková

Ivana Horká

Ivana Horká

Eva Podzimková

Eva Podzimková

H. Cermanová

H. Cermanová

H. Ruprichová

H. Ruprichová

J. Šprachtová

J. Šprachtová

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