Directed by:
Zuzana Zemanová-HojdováScreenplay:
Jana KnitlováCinematography:
Vladimír HolomekComposer:
Jiří VáclavCast:
Karel Roden, Bořivoj Navrátil, Jiří Lábus, Miroslav Donutil, Petr Burian, Ladislav Frej ml., Barbora Bobuľová, Petr Štěpán, Jiří Vyorálek, Zita Morávková, Martin Matejka, Milan Šteindler (more)Plots(1)
A film adaptation of Josef Škvorecký's nostalgic story of a GROUP of music buffs and the friendship which bonds them. During the Nazi Protectorate of the Czech Lands, they start up a swing band with an adventurous girl named Zuzana. Because of a student prank, however, they come face to face with tragedy. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Karel Roden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/381/161381827_fb6539.jpg)
Karel Roden
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Waltzing Matilda (2023)
![Bořivoj Navrátil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268743_bbf6ab.jpg)
Bořivoj Navrátil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
The Ear (1970)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
![Jiří Lábus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281474_2f1844.jpg)
Jiří Lábus
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
U Tlučhořů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
![Miroslav Donutil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188680_15ad6f.jpg)
Miroslav Donutil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2000) (theatrical recording)
Cosy Dens (1999)
Sluha dvou pánů (2010) (theatrical recording)
![Petr Burian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/418/418989_2feb0a.jpg)
Petr Burian
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Dark Blue World (2001)
Maska a tvář (2005) (theatrical recording)
![Ladislav Frej ml.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467367_91d46a.jpg)
Ladislav Frej ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Revizor (1998) (theatrical recording)
Co chytneš v žitě (1998)
Eine kleine Jazzmusik (1996) (TV movie)
![Barbora Bobuľová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/102/161102322_4aa8d1.jpg)
Barbora Bobuľová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth (2000) (TV movie)
San Paolo (2000) (TV movie)
![Petr Štěpán](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/528/164528285_cc773e.jpg)
Petr Štěpán
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
![Jiří Vyorálek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416757_137681.jpg)
Jiří Vyorálek
Czechoslovakia
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![Zita Morávková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/461/164461785_d643b8.jpg)
Zita Morávková
Czechoslovakia
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Martin Matejka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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![Milan Šteindler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281484_b64957.jpg)
Milan Šteindler
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Czech Soda (1998)
Martin Janouš
Best movies:
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Luboš Bíža
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kolya (1996)
Společnice (2000) (TV movie)
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![Jiří Král](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353576_de1e65.jpg)
Jiří Král
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Prokletí rodu Baskervillů aneb Pozor zlý pes! (2004) (theatrical recording)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Milan Tomeš
Best movies:
Arrowsmith (1997) (series)
Eine kleine Jazzmusik (1996) (TV movie)