Big Beat (1993)
Original title: Šakalí léta
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A period musical comedy set in a quiet Prague quarter at the end of the fifties. Using the western plot device of the "man from nowhere" a generation gap story unfolds of changing social climate. The action is driven by the character of a young man named Baby who causes a local rebellion by bringing rock'n'roll to a Communist neighborhood raised on swing.
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Jakub ŠpalekEda Drábek
Martin DejdarBejby
Jan SemotánKšanda
Sylva TománkováBejbinaJan KačaniReddy
Josef AbrhámProkop
Jiří OrnestPřemek
Jitka AsterováMiladaVáclav JakoubekKeywords
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What is Big Beat about?
A period musical comedy set in a quiet Prague quarter at the end of the fifties. Using the western plot device of the "man from nowhere" a generation gap story unfolds of changing social climate. The action is driven by the character of a young man named Baby who causes a local rebellion by bringing rock'n'roll to a Communist neighborhood raised on swing.
How long is Big Beat?
Big Beat has a runtime of 110 minutes.