''Černí baroni'' is a Czechoslovak comedy film released in 1992. The movie is directed by Zdenek Sirový and stars Václav Vydra, Jan Kraus,

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, and

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. It is based on the 1969 novel '' Černí baroni'' by Miloslav Švandrlík.

Synopsis

The film presents "Pétepáky"—members of the Technical auxiliary battalion—an army battalion formed by people known as class enemies of

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in the 1950s. The group includes intellectuals, people of bourgeois origins, peasants, religious adherents, etc. This group is offset by their commanders, who are uneducated but politically active. From the clashes between the two groups, absurd situations arise, parodying the conditions of the period in Czechoslovak history.

Cast and characters

External links

* 1992 films Czechoslovak films 1992 comedy films Films set in the 1950s Czech comedy films {{1990s-CzechRepublic-film-stub