XC / Jun 13, 1958
The Black Battalion (1958)
Directed by Vladimír Čech
1h 30minruntime
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5.0/10
Plot
A fictionalized account of Czech soldiers who fought for the French Foreign Legion in Vietnam.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Karel Jelínek | Jocker |
| Ladislav Chudík | Major |
| Jami Blanc | aide |
| Marie Brožová | Vaclav's mother |
| Štěpán Bulejko | Lord |
| Rudolf Deyl | Petr's father |
| Luděk Eliáš | legionary |
| Vladimír Brabec | young man |
| Zdeněk Kryzánek | Ketham |
| Karel Meister | doctor |
| Jindřich Narenta | King |
| Jiří Hein | Dietrich |
| Maurice Orion | legionary service |
| Nikola Lako | Bellini |
| Jiří Schulz | |
| Miroslav Levý | |
| Lubor Tokoš | Sergeant |
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Genres
WarDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Černý prapor |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Filmové studio Barrandov |
| Release date | 13 giugno 1958 |
| Executive producer | Bohumil Šmída |
| Writer | Miloslav Fábera, Kamil Pixa, František Břetislav Kunc |
| Editing | Antonín Zelenka |
| Cinematography | Rudolf Milič, Bohumil Kolátor, Vladimír Řezníček, Jaroslav Kupšík |
| Assistant directors | Vladimír Zelenka, Dagmar Zelenková, Tomáš Kulík, Vladimír Čech |
| Camera operators | Bohumil Kolátor, Vladimír Řezníček, Jaroslav Kupšík, Rudolf Milič |
| Additional photography | Bohumil Kolátor, Vladimír Řezníček, Jaroslav Kupšík, Rudolf Milič |
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| Production design | Jan Zázvorka, Ladislav Winkelhöfer |
| Art direction | Jan Zázvorka, Ladislav Winkelhöfer |
| Set decoration | Ladislav Winkelhöfer, Jan Zázvorka |
| Music | Bohumil Šmída, Štěpán Lucký, Jiří Pavlík, František Belfín, Karel Krautgartner |
| Sound | Jiří Pavlík, Bohumil Šmída, František Belfín, Karel Krautgartner, Štěpán Lucký |
| Costume design | František Zapletal, Oldřich Mach, Josef Lojík, Marie Džbánková |
| Makeup | František Zapletal, Oldřich Mach, Josef Lojík, Marie Džbánková |
| Hairstyling | František Zapletal, Oldřich Mach, Josef Lojík, Marie Džbánková |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Jun 15, 1959
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