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  • Larks on a String (1969)
  • 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Larks on a String (1969)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Set in the late 1940s, the film concerns the treatment of suspect "bourgeois elements", a professor, a saxophonist, and a milkman, who are put to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation.
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Director
Writers
Bohumil Hrabal (novel "Inzerát na dum, ve kterém uz nechci bydlet") | Jirí Menzel
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Production Designer
Oldrich Bosák (as arch. Oldrich Bosák)
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Release date
Feb 13, 1991 (United States)
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Cast

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45 cast members
Name Known for
Vlastimil Brodský
Professor Professor   See fewer
Václav Neckár
Pavel Hvezdár Pavel Hvezdár   See fewer
Jaroslav Satoranský
Guard Andel Guard Andel   See fewer
Vladimír Smeral
Minister Minister   See fewer
Frantisek Rehák
Drobecek Drobecek   See fewer
Leos Sucharípa
Public prosecutor Public prosecutor   See fewer
Eugen Jegorov
Saxophonist (as Evzen Jegorov) Saxophonist (as Evzen Jegorov)   See fewer
Vera Kresadlová
Convict Convict   See fewer
Vera Ferbasová
Convict Convict   See fewer
Jirina Stepnicková
Pavel's mother Pavel's mother   See fewer
Míla Myslíková
Convict Elza Convict Elza   See fewer
Tereza Galiová
Terezka, Andel's bride Terezka, Andel's bride   See fewer
Karel Mares
Athlete Athlete   See fewer
Ladislav Simek
Older policeman Older policeman   See fewer
Zdenek Sverák
Delegate URO (as Václav Sverák) Delegate URO (as Václav Sverák)   See fewer
Gustav Oplustil
Director Director   See fewer
Vlasta Jelínková
Thimingova Thimingova   See fewer
Zora Jiráková
Kudlova Kudlova   See fewer
Jirina Trebická
Drobecková Drobecková   See fewer
Stella Zázvorková
Umyvacka nadobi Umyvacka nadobi   See fewer
Otakar Brousek
Commandant Commandant   See fewer
Jan Teplý
Actor Actor   See fewer
Eva Blazková
Convict Convict   See fewer
Zdenka Burdová
Convict Convict   See fewer
Hana Talpová
Actress Actress   See fewer
Eva Rubínová
Convict Convict   See fewer
Gabriela Preissová
Actress (as Jindriska Preisová) Actress (as Jindriska Preisová)   See fewer
Miroslav Saic
Brigadier Brigadier   See fewer
Karel Hovorka
Brigadier Brigadier   See fewer
Alois Vachek
Brigadier Brigadier   See fewer
Jan Vala
Strazny Strazny   See fewer
Marie Benetková
Actress Actress   See fewer
Miloslav Balcar
Ridic cerného auta / vedoucí postrikovací party (uncredited) Ridic cerného auta / vedoucí postrikovací party (uncredited)   See fewer
Oldrich Janovský
Functionary (uncredited) Functionary (uncredited)   See fewer
Milos Kohout
Camera man (uncredited) Camera man (uncredited)   See fewer
Bohumil Koska
Brigadier (uncredited) Brigadier (uncredited)   See fewer
Jirí Menzel
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
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