Big Beat
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1993-12-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
5.5
Jakub Špalek
Eda Drábek
Martin Dejdar
Bejby
Josef Abrhám
Prokop
Sylva Tománková
Bejbina
Jan Semotán
Kšanda
Jitka Asterová
Milada
Jiří Ornest
Přemek
Jan Kačani
Reddy
Pavel Janoušek
Neumann
Saša Rašilov
Peterka
Zdeněk Vencl
Babka
Václav Chalupa
Hamáček
Václav Jakoubek
Petykoluna
Josef Oplt
Singer
Václav Koubek
Eda's Brother
Radek Holub
Other Pack Leader
Radek Smejkal
Other Pack Leader's Adjutant
Anna Kreuzmannová
Aunt Juřičková
Raoul Schránil
Kaláb
Petr Braťka
Marína
Dominik Prouza
Carda
Jan Halas
Peterka Sr.
Zuzana Michnová
Peterková
Petra Špalková
Linda Rybová
Ivan Hlas
Eda Drábek (singing voice)
Jan Kalousek
Bejby (singing voice)
Anna Geislerová
Bejbina (voice)
Kateřina Buriánková
Bejbina (singing voice)
Leona Machálková
Milada (singing voice)
Josef Pilař
Reddy (singing voice)
Jan Potměšil
Neumann (voice)
Milan Dědek
Other Pack Leader (singing voice)
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