Life of Czechoslovak soldiers in a military unit for the so called "politically unreliable" - the Technical auxiliary battalions, aka "the black barons". Although it might seem like a political satire and it's mostly funny, it shows the reality and the absurdity of military service under the communist regime. Based on a novel by Miloslav Svandrlik.


Black Barons (1992)
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Ondřej Vetchý
voj. Kefalín

Pavel Landovský
maj. Haluška

Bronislav Poloczek
kpt. Ořech

Alois Švehlík
kpt. Honec

Jiří Schmitzer
por. Hamáček

Miroslav Donutil
por. Troník

Rudolf Hrušínský
kpt. MUDr. Hořec

Daniel Landa
des. Halík

Vladimír Javorský
voj. Jasánek