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A period musical comedy set in a quiet Prague quarter at the end of the fifties. Using the western plot device of the "man from nowhere" a generation gap story unfolds of changing social climate. The action is driven by the character of a young man named Baby who causes a local rebellion by bringing rock'n'roll to a Communist neighborhood raised on swing.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

09 December 1993

Country

Czech Republic

Cast

Jakub Špalek

Jakub Špalek

Eda Drábek

Martin Dejdar

Martin Dejdar

Bejby

Josef Abrhám

Josef Abrhám

Prokop

Sylva Tománková

Sylva Tománková

Bejbina

Jan Semotán

Jan Semotán

Kšanda

Jitka Asterová

Jitka Asterová

Milada

Jiří Ornest

Jiří Ornest

Přemek

Jan Kačani

Jan Kačani

Reddy

Pavel Janoušek

Pavel Janoušek

Neumann

Saša Rašilov

Saša Rašilov

Peterka

Zdeněk Vencl

Zdeněk Vencl

Babka

Václav Chalupa

Václav Chalupa

Hamáček

Václav Jakoubek

Václav Jakoubek

Petykoluna

Josef Oplt

Josef Oplt

Singer

Václav Koubek

Václav Koubek

Eda's Brother

Radek Holub

Radek Holub

Other Pack Leader

Radek Smejkal

Radek Smejkal

Other Pack Leader's Adjutant

Anna Kreuzmannová

Anna Kreuzmannová

Aunt Juřičková

Raoul Schránil

Raoul Schránil

Kaláb

Petr Braťka

Petr Braťka

Marína

Dominik Prouza

Dominik Prouza

Carda

Jan Halas

Jan Halas

Peterka Sr.

Zuzana Michnová

Zuzana Michnová

Peterková

Petra Špalková

Petra Špalková

Linda Rybová

Linda Rybová

Ivan Hlas

Ivan Hlas

Eda Drábek (singing voice)

Jan Kalousek

Jan Kalousek

Bejby (singing voice)

Anna Geislerová

Anna Geislerová

Bejbina (voice)

Kateřina Buriánková

Kateřina Buriánková

Bejbina (singing voice)

Leona Machálková

Leona Machálková

Milada (singing voice)

Josef Pilař

Josef Pilař

Reddy (singing voice)

Jan Potměšil

Jan Potměšil

Neumann (voice)

Milan Dědek

Milan Dědek

Other Pack Leader (singing voice)

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