Tankový prapor

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.

Tankový prapor
Directed byVít Olmer
Story byJosef Škvorecký
Release date
1991
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech
Budget15 Million KČs[1]
Box office26 Million KČs[2]

The movie script is based on samizdat book by Škvorecký, inspired by his own experiences during military service.

Official distributor's text:[3]

"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 movie casting represented many of then unknown actors and actresses; it propulsed their careers to established them as stars; between them Simona Chytrova, Michal Suchanek, Martina Adamcova, Ivana Velichova, Milan Šimáček.

References
  1. "Film v rukou soukromníků. První byl Tankový prapor". Radiožurnál (in Czech). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. "Tankový prapor: Herci měli strach o honoráře, hrozilo jim dokonce trestní stíhání". Lifee.cz (in Czech). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. https://www.csfd.cz/film/7058-tankovy-prapor/prehled/ World


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.