Big Beat (1993)

Big Beat (1993)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1993-12-09 Czech Republic 110 Min. PG-13
5.333 9 votes
Comedy, Music

Overview

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.

Cast

Jakub Špalek is Eda Drábek
Eda Drábek
Josef Abrhám is Prokop
Prokop
Jan Semotán is Kšanda
Kšanda
Jiří Ornest is Přemek
Přemek
Jan Kačani is Reddy
Reddy
Pavel Janoušek is Neumann
Neumann
Saša Rašilov is Peterka
Peterka
Václav Chalupa is Hamáček
Hamáček
Václav Jakoubek is Petykoluna
Petykoluna
Josef Oplt is Singer
Singer
Václav Koubek is Eda's Brother
Eda's Brother
Radek Holub is Other Pack Leader
Other Pack Leader
Radek Smejkal is Other Pack Leader's Adjutant
Other Pack Leader's Adjutant
Anna Kreuzmannová is Aunt Juřičková
Aunt Juřičková
Petr Braťka is Marína
Marína
Jan Halas is Peterka Sr.
Peterka Sr.
Zuzana Michnová is Peterková
Peterková
Ivan Hlas is Eda Drábek (singing voice)
Eda Drábek (singing voice)
Jan Kalousek is Bejby (singing voice)
Bejby (singing voice)
Anna Geislerová is Bejbina (voice)
Bejbina (voice)
Kateřina Buriánková is Bejbina (singing voice)
Bejbina (singing voice)
Leona Machálková is Milada (singing voice)
Milada (singing voice)
Josef Pilař is Reddy (singing voice)
Reddy (singing voice)
Jan Potměšil is Neumann (voice)
Neumann (voice)
Milan Dědek is Other Pack Leader (singing voice)
Other Pack Leader (singing voice)