Larks on a String
7.3
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.
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Cast
64 people
Rudolf Hrušínský
Trustee
Known for
The Cremator
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Václav Neckář
Pavel Hvezdár
Known for
Closely Watched Trains
Jitka Zelenohorská
Jitka
Known for
Closely Watched Trains
Vlastimil Brodský
Professor
Known for
When the Cat Comes
Closely Watched Trains
Vladimír Ptáček
Mlíkar
Also in
Carriage to Vienna
On the Trail of Blood
Ferdinand Krůta
Kudla
Known for
Closely Watched Trains
František Řehák
Drobecek
Known for
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
Cutting It Short
Leoš Suchařípa
Public Prosecutor
Also in
The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun
Ene bene
Eugen Jegorov
Saxophonist
Also in
The Visitors
Byli jednou dva písaři...
Naďa Urbánková
Lenka
Known for
Closely Watched Trains
Věra Křesadlová
Convict
Also in
Intimate Lighting
The Joke
Jaroslav Satoranský
Guard Andel
Also in
Krkonošská pohádka
The Secret of the Wicker Basket
Jiří Menzel Director · Bohumil Hrabal Screenplay Jiří Šust Composer
First release February 5, 1969 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Production Barrandov Studios
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
XC · Czechia
Produced in
Skřivánci na nitích · Skřivánek na nitích
Working titles
Languages
Original title
Skřivánci na niti
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · February 5, 1969
Premiere
XC · February 1, 1990
Theatrical · First public release
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
February 24, 2022 · Theatrical · Digitally restored
France
May 16, 1990 · Theatrical
May 7, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Germany
February 16, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Berlin International Film Festival
South Korea
May 17, 2017 · Theatrical
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