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Black Barons
Black Barons

Black Barons

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Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

04 June 1992

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Ondřej Vetchý

Ondřej Vetchý

voj. Kefalín

Pavel Landovský

Pavel Landovský

maj. Haluška

Bronislav Poloczek

Bronislav Poloczek

kpt. Ořech

Alois Švehlík

Alois Švehlík

kpt. Honec

Jiří Schmitzer

Jiří Schmitzer

por. Hamáček

Miroslav Donutil

Miroslav Donutil

por. Troník

Josef Dvořák

Josef Dvořák

nadporučík Mazurek

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

kpt. MUDr. Hořec

Václav Postránecký

Václav Postránecký

generál

Daniel Landa

Daniel Landa

des. Halík

Vladimír Javorský

Vladimír Javorský

voj. Jasánek

Milan Šimáček

Milan Šimáček

voj. Vata

Boris Rösner

Boris Rösner

voj. JUDr. Macháček

Zdeněk Podhůrský

Zdeněk Podhůrský

voj. Vločka

Michal Dosedla

Michal Dosedla

voj. Nalezenec

Jan Kraus

Jan Kraus

voj. Voňavka

Jaromír Dulava

Jaromír Dulava

voj. Štětka

Václav Vydra

Václav Vydra

voj. Šternberk

Milan Gunár

Milan Gunár

Pvt. Kotlár

Jiří Fero Burda

Jiří Fero Burda

Michal Dlouhý

Michal Dlouhý

des. Fišer

Miroslav Táborský

Miroslav Táborský

des. Voháňka

Milan Sandhaus

Milan Sandhaus

Štěpánka Lisá

Štěpánka Lisá

Hana Čížková

Hana Čížková

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

vedoucí nálevny

Jiří Bruder

Jiří Bruder

Jan Vlasák

Jan Vlasák

Ludvík Pozník

Ludvík Pozník

Gabriela Wilhelmová

Gabriela Wilhelmová

Alice Chrtková

Alice Chrtková

Zuzana Stivínová

Zuzana Stivínová

V. Šorm

V. Šorm

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