Directed by:
Dušan KleinScreenplay:
Eva PapouškováCinematography:
Peter BeňaComposer:
Karel HolasCast:
Bolek Polívka, Zlata Adamovská, Josef Somr, Miroslav Šimůnek, Jana Doleželová, Otmar Brancuzský, Roman Vojtek, Jitka Čvančarová, Marek Vašut, Jan Budař (more)Plots(1)
Distinctive characters, a kind view of their dreams, worries, and transgressions, which none of us can avoid, an original plot… This is the prepossessing setting of a comedy that takes us to Zvěstov, a picturesque Moravian village where the men like to re-enact a famous Napoleonic battle. They do it with such enthusiasm that they almost cause a tragedy and turn the romantic wedding of Tomas and a beautiful French girl, Claire, into bloodshed. In the end, everything is resolved with common sense and humour, but mostly with ordinary happiness and love, which drowns out all the sabre-rattling and is more powerful than dreams about fame. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Bolek Polívka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098820_36fd45.jpg)
Bolek Polívka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
The Elementary School (1991)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
![Zlata Adamovská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/811/163811889_b2797c.jpg)
Zlata Adamovská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
Brouk v hlavě (2020) (theatrical recording)
Brouk v hlavě (2002) (TV movie)
![Josef Somr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268175_66305a.jpg)
Josef Somr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
![Miroslav Šimůnek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/882/166882579_dd7a42.jpg)
Miroslav Šimůnek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Casino Royale (2006)
Tristan & Isolde (2006)
Slečna Julie (2005) (TV movie)
![Jana Doleželová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/665/167665020_g4me6h.jpg)
Jana Doleželová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waking Up Yesterday (2012)
Setkání s hvězdou (2011) (series)
It Is Hell with a Princess (2009)
![Otmar Brancuzský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276644_4b9f66.jpg)
Otmar Brancuzský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Kolya (1996)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
![Roman Vojtek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/857/163857544_cb3ffe.png)
Roman Vojtek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Volga (2023) (series)
Babylon (2002) (theatrical recording)
Devatenáct klavírů (2008) (TV movie)
![Jitka Čvančarová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/639/166639612_c9493c.jpg)
Jitka Čvančarová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Babylon (2002) (theatrical recording)
![Marek Vašut](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806120_1545f7.jpg)
Marek Vašut
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Mňága - Happy End (1996)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
La Vie en rose (2007)
![Jan Budař](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/296/162296855_ce2435.jpg)
Jan Budař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Stavrogin je ďábel (2005) (theatrical recording)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
![Monika Hilmerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268353_b4d8bf.jpg)
Monika Hilmerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tata (2000) (theatrical recording)
Uprising (2001) (TV movie)
Spring of Life (2000)
![Václav Sloup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268729_dd0cc6.jpg)
Václav Sloup
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Gazdina roba (1992) (theatrical recording)
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959)
Marketa Lazarova (1967)
![Jiří Pecha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268149_34d1d8.jpg)
Jiří Pecha
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Divided We Fall (2000)
Koncert V... (1990) (theatrical recording)
All My Loved Ones (1999)
![Lucie Polišenská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/429/166429243_ee5ccb.jpg)
Lucie Polišenská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kytice (2020) (theatrical recording)
Czech Century (2013) (series)
The Snake Brothers (2015)
![Tereza Ramba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/060/165060561_1447e2.png)
Tereza Ramba
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amerikánka Vol. 9: V dětském sanatoriu (2020) (theatrical recording)
BrainStorm (2008) (TV movie)
Amerikánka. Na vzletové ranveji (2022) (theatrical recording)
![Jaroslava Obermaierová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/259/161259046_79c580.jpg)
Jaroslava Obermaierová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Witchhammer (1969)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
![Pavlína Mourková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274936_a4dec1.jpg)
Pavlína Mourková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Man versus Ruin (1989)
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
![Taťjana Medvecká](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/296/167296047_f2b257.jpg)
Taťjana Medvecká
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Jako bychom se ani neznali (1982) (theatrical recording)
![Daniel Bambas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/213/164213901_67932c.jpg)
Daniel Bambas
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
Liaison royale (2012)
How Not to Screw Up Your Life (2019) (series)
![Michal Rovňák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/776/157776643_2bfb72.jpg)
Michal Rovňák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nesmrteľní (2010) (series)
Vlakári (1988)
Spoveď (1994) (TV movie)