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The Black Battalion

Vladimír Čech

1958 • 1h 30m

A fictionalized account of Czech soldiers who fought for the French Foreign Legion in Vietnam.

The Black Battalion

Cast

Jaroslav Mareš

Jaroslav MarešVaclav Maly

František Peterka

František PeterkaPetr

Günther Simon

Günther SimonGerhardt

Hannjo Hasse

Hannjo HasseWolf

Kurt Oligmüller

Kurt OligmüllerSgt. Storch

Tadeusz Schmidt

Tadeusz SchmidtPolish soldier Tadeusz

Jerzy Duszyński

Jerzy DuszyńskiAntek

Karel JelínekJocker

Ladislav Chudík

Ladislav ChudíkMajor

Marie Brožová

Marie BrožováVaclav's mother

Štěpán BulejkoLord

Rudolf Deyl

Rudolf DeylPetr's father

Luděk Eliášlegionary

Vladimír Brabec

Vladimír Brabecyoung man

Crew

Vladimír Čech

Vladimír ČechDirector

Tomáš Kulík

Tomáš KulíkAssistant Director

Bohumil Šmída

Bohumil ŠmídaOriginal Music Composer

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