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Big Beat is a film of genre Comedy directed by Jan Hřebejk with Josef Abrhám
Big Beat (1993)
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Add to a movie listBig Beat (Czech: Šakalí léta) is Czech musical comedy of Jan Hřebejk from 1993. It take place at 1959 in Prague's Hotel International.
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Set in 1959, an "young hooligan from nowhere" calling himself 'Baby' disrupts the peaceful small-town atmosphere with his eccentric clothes, guitar and a passion for rock 'n' roll. He affects both the children and the adults trying to ignore the uneasy times they have to live in.Actors
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