Black Barons
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1992-06-04
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
20
Vote Average
7
Ondřej Vetchý
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Pavel Landovský
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Bronislav Poloczek
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Alois Švehlík
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Jiří Schmitzer
por. Hamáček
Miroslav Donutil
por. Troník
Josef Dvořák
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Milan Šimáček
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Jan Kraus
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Jaromír Dulava
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Václav Vydra
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Milan Gunár
Pvt. Kotlár
Jiří Fero Burda
Michal Dlouhý
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Miroslav Táborský
des. Voháňka
Milan Sandhaus
Štěpánka Lisá
Hana Čížková
Josef Somr
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Jiří Bruder
Jan Vlasák
Ludvík Pozník
Gabriela Wilhelmová
Alice Chrtková
Zuzana Stivínová
V. Šorm
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