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Big Beat
1993 5.5 (8 votes) 1h 50m
Genres
Comedy Music
Production Companies
ČNTS – TV Nova
Space Films

Big Beat (Šakalí léta)

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.

Key Crew

Director: Jan Hřebejk

Screenplay: Petr Jarchovský

Director of Photography: Jan Malíř

Story: Petr Jarchovský, Jonáš Hřebejk, Ivan Hlas

Top Cast

Jakub Špalek
Jakub Špalek

Eda Drábek

Martin Dejdar
Martin Dejdar

Bejby

Josef Abrhám
Josef Abrhám

Prokop

Sylva Tománková

Bejbina

Jan Semotán
Jan Semotán

Kšanda

Jitka Asterová
Jitka Asterová

Milada

Jiří Ornest
Jiří Ornest

Přemek

Jan Kačani

Reddy

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