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Big Beat | |
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Directed by | Jan Hřebejk |
Written by | Jan Hřebejk Petr Jarchovský Petr Šabach |
Produced by | Pavel Solc |
Starring | Jakub Špalek Martin Dejdar Sylva Tománková Josef Abrhám Jiří Ornest Jan Semotán Jitka Asterová |
Cinematography | Jan Malíř |
Edited by | Jan Mattlach |
Music by | Ivan Hlas |
Distributed by | Space Films |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Czech Republic |
Language | Czech |
Big Beat (Czech: Šakalí léta) is a 1993 Czech musical comedy directed by Jan Hřebejk. It is set in 1959 in Prague's Hotel International. The film was Hřebejk's breakthrough box-office hit and the first feature film made by Hřebejk and Petr Jarchovsky as a directing-writing team.[1] Jarchovsky wrote the script based on a story by Petr Šabach.[1] The music and lyrics were written for the film by singer-songwriter Ivan Hlas, and veteran cameraman Jan Malir also worked on the film.[1] The film won four Czech Lion awards, including Best Film of 1993, Best Director (Hřebejk), Best Actor (Josef Abrhám) and Best Original Score.[1]