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Larks on a String (Czech: Skřivánci na niti) is a 1969 Czech film directed by Jiří Menzel. The movie was banned by the Czechoslovak government. It saw release in 1990 after the fall of the Communist regime. It tells the stories of various characters considered bourgeois by Czechoslovakia's communist government in the 1950s, who have been forced to work in a junkyard for the purposes of re-education. It won the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.
Original Release
04/07/1990
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rudolf Hrusínský | Trustee |
| Vlastimil Brodský | Professor |
| Václav Neckár | Pavel Hvezdár |
| Jitka Zelenohorská | Jitka |
| Jaroslav Satoranský | Guard Andel |
| Vladimír Šmeral | Minister |
| Ferdinand Kruta | Kudla |
| František Rehák | Drobecek |
| Leos Sucharípa | Public prosecutor |
| Vladimír Ptácek | Mlíkar |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rudolf Hrusínský | Trustee |
| Vlastimil Brodský | Professor |
| Václav Neckár | Pavel Hvezdár |
| Jitka Zelenohorská | Jitka |
| Jaroslav Satoranský | Guard Andel |
| Vladimír Šmeral | Minister |
| Ferdinand Kruta | Kudla |
| František Rehák | Drobecek |
| Leos Sucharípa | Public prosecutor |
| Vladimír Ptácek | Mlíkar |
| Eugen Jegorov | Saxophonist |
| Nada Urbánková | Lenka |
| Vera Kresadlová | Convict |
| Věra Ferbasová | Convict |
| Jirina Stepnicková | Pavel's mother |
| Míla Myslíková | Convict Elza |
| Tereza Galiová | Terezka, Andel's bride |
| Karel Mareš | Athlete |
| Ladislav Simek | Older policeman |
| Zdenek Sverák | Delegate URO |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Karel Kochman | Producer |
