Plechová kavalérie (English: "Steel Cavalry") is a Czechoslovak television series about combine operators, created by
Jaroslav Dietl and directed by
Jaroslav Dudek
Jaroslav (also written as Yaroslav or Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin.
There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that originally the two elements of the nam ...
.
Background
Before 1989, many farms in Czechoslovakia did not have enough combine harvesters for the harvest season. They borrowed them from STS (''Strojní a Traktorová Stanice''), the "Machine and Tractor Station". A route was planned, and the groups of combine harvesters started in the east and harvested farms on the way home. This is the story of one of those groups, from
Nepomuk in the
Plzeň Region.
Cast and characters
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Jan Hartl
Jan Hartl (born 12 September 1952) is a Czech actor who played Karel Horák in the 2000 Czech film ''Little Otik'', also known as ''Otesánek''. He was born in Prague, Czech Republic (then part of Czechoslovakia). Hartl is a member of the Nationa ...
as Vít Kubánek
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Jaroslav Moučka
Jaroslav Moučka (9 November 1923 in Studená – 26 December 2009 in Prague) was a Czech actor. He performed in more than eighty films between 1954 and 2000.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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as Kahovec
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Vladimír Menšík as Holeček
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Jaromír Hanzlík
Jaromír Hanzlík (born 16 February 1948) is a Czech actor.
Selected filmography Film
* '' Coach to Vienna'' (1966)
* '' Romance for Bugle'' (1967)
* '' Maratón'' (1968)
* ''Slasti Otce vlasti'' (1969)
* '' The Joke'' (1969)
* ''A Night at Ka ...
as Vilda Muclinger
* Vlastimil Hašek as Pravoslav Žížka
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Lenka Kořínková
Lenka Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song " The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. " The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well as ...
as Zuzana Šímová
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Jan Hrušínský
Jan Hrušínský (born 9 June 1955) is a Czech actor. He has appeared in 56 films and television shows since 1970. He starred in the 1974 film '' Kdo hledá zlaté dno'', which was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. He is ...
as Ludvík Kupec
* Jiří Samek as Bohouš Straka
* Václav Sloup as Jindra Kužela
* Libuše Geprtová as Lída
* Vladimír Hlavatý as Knížek
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Marie Motlová
Marie may refer to:
People Name
* Marie (given name)
* Marie (Japanese given name)
* Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973
* Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in T ...
as Knížková
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František Filipovský as Litera
External links
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Plechová kavalérie' at ČSFD
Czech drama television series
1979 Czechoslovak television series debuts
2006 Czech television series endings
Czechoslovak television series
1970s Czechoslovak television series
1980s Czechoslovak television series
1990s Czech television series
2000s Czech television series
Czech-language Czechoslovak Television original programming
Slovak-language Czechoslovak Television original programming
Multilingual television series
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