The Tank Battalion (1991)
May 29, 1991Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Lukáš Vaculík
Danny Smiřický
Roman Skamene
major Borovička
Simona Chytrová
Janinka Pinkasová
Vítězslav Jandák
kapitán Matka
Miroslav Donutil
nadporučík Růžička
Ivana Velichová
Lizetka Neumanová
Martina Adamcová
četařka Babinčáková
Jiří Kodeš
1st Lt. Pinkas
Vlastimil Zavřel
2nd Lt. Malina
Martin Zounar
Lt. Prouza
Martin Hron
Lt. Hospodin
Milan Šimáček
SSgt. Soudek
Zdeněk Vencl
Sgt. Žloudek
Michal Kocourek
Corp. Střevlíček
Bohdan Tůma
Pt. Bamza
Stanislav Aubrecht
SSgt. Maňas
Martin Kratochvíl
Composer
Václav Vydra
Lance-Corp. Mlejnek
Pavol Topoľský
SSgt. Peňáz
Ivana Kačírková
Editor
Michal Suchánek
Pt. Mengele
Miroslav Táborský
Corp. Plíhal
Václav Čížkovský
Sgt. Krajta
Milan Gunár
Pt. Nagy
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 29, 1991
Original NameTankový prapor
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
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Tankový prapor (Tank Battalion) is a Czech comedy film. It was released in 1991.
The movie represented the first privately produced movie in Czech Republic.
It was a blockbuster.
Today, the movie is perceived as a classic, it is the most acclaimed movie of his creator, director Vit Olmer, it starred Lukáš Vaculík, a popular star of youth movies in the main role, as well as the by-then well received comedian Miroslav Donutil.
The movie script is based on samizdat book by Škvorecký, inspired by his own experiences during military service.
Official distributor's text:"The hero of this joyless, if predominantly amusing outlook on military life in the year 1953 is staff sergeant Danny Smiřický (with autobiographic traits of J. Škvorecký), encountering, along with his friends, the idiocy and "bossing around" of the officer corps. It follows Dany's love flick with the wife of one of the officers, Janinka Pinkasová, his memories of the unapproachable Prague girl, Lizetka, and mostly how he doggedly resists officer stupidity, accosting him from every direction."
The cast included many unknown actors and actresses; it established them as stars; among them: Simona Chytrová, Michal Suchánek, Martina Adamcová, Ivana Velichova, Milan Šimáček.