Overview
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.
Cast
- Pavel Landovský as maj. Haluška
- Ondřej Vetchý as voj. Kefalín
- Jiří Schmitzer as por. Hamáček
- Miroslav Donutil as por. Troník
- Bronislav Poloczek as kpt. Ořech
- Vladimír Javorský as voj. Jasánek
- Josef Dvořák as nadporučík Mazurek
- Alois Švehlík as kpt. Honec
- Rudolf Hrušínský as kpt. MUDr. Hořec
- Václav Postránecký as generál