Big Beat

Big Beat

1993
1h 50m
5.3

5.3/10

9 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: CS

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Production Information

Production Companies
ČNTS – TV Nova Space Films
Production Countries
Czech Republic
Spoken Languages
Czech

Quick Facts

Original Title Šakalí léta
Release Date December 9, 1993
Status Released
Language CS
IMDb ID tt0108027

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

Key Crew

Petr Jarchovský
Screenplay
Jan Hřebejk
Director
Jiří Ježek
Producer