''Tankový prapor'' (''Tank Battalion'') is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

. 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 Lukáš Vaculík (born 8 June 1962) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * ''Love Between the Raindrops'' (1979) * ''King Thrushbeard'' (1984) * '' Tankový prapor'' (1991) * '' Helluva Good Luck'' (1999) * '' Helluva Good Luck 2'' (20 ...

, a popular star of youth movies in the main role, as well as the by-then well received comedian

Miroslav Donutil Miroslav Donutil (born 7 February 1951) is a Czech theatrical, film and television actor, born in Třebíč. Since 1978 when he appeared as Hloch in '' Čistá řeka'', Donutil has been making film and TV appearances. He dubbed the voice of Kevin ...

. The movie script is based on samizdat book by Škvorecký, inspired by his own experiences during military service. Official distributor's text:https://www.csfd.cz/film/7058-tankovy-prapor/prehled/ World "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 cast included many unknown actors and actresses; it established them as stars; among them Simona Chytrová,

Michal Suchánek Michal Suchánek (born 27 October 1987) is a Canadian actor, born in the former Czechoslovakia. Biography Suchánek debuted in his first role in ''The Nutcracker''. He has also appeared on TV movies and programs, such as '' Sleepwalkers'', ' ...

, Martina Adamcová, Ivana Velichová and Milan Šimáček.

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* 1991 films Czechoslovak comedy films 1991 comedy films Military comedy films Czech comedy films 1990s Czech-language films Films about the Czechoslovak Army {{1990s-comedy-film-stub