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Larks on a String(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-02-01
68%
44 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
Overview:
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.
Languages: Czech.
Countries:
Czechoslovakia
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Movie: Larks on a String
Top 10 Billed Cast
Rudolf Hrušínský
Trustee
Václav Neckář
Pavel Hvezdár
Jitka Zelenohorská
Jitka
Vlastimil Brodský
Professor
František Řehák
Drobecek
Leoš Suchařípa
Public Prosecutor
Naďa Urbánková
Lenka
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Overview
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.
Release Date
1990-02-01
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6.8
Rating:
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