Golden Eels
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A little boy, named Prdelka, traveled with his father from Prague to the country during the Second World War. There, the boy became friends with a local fisherman and learned to catch the golden eels. Eventually, his father and mother were arrested by the Nazis and the boy stayed with the fisherman.
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Vladimír Menšík
tatínek
Known for
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Miroslava Hozová
maminka
Slávka Španková
maminka
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Rudolf Hrušínský
Prošek
Known for
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Martin Mikuláš
Prdelka
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Radoslav Brzobohatý
Rozvědčík
Known for
The Ear
Eliška Balzerová
Rozvědčíková
Also in
Nemocnice na kraji města
Women in Temptation
Tomáš Murdych
bráška
Also in
Pan Tau
Michal Vejrostek
bráška
No other roles listed
Zdeněk Martínek
Janouch
Also in
A Prague Underworld
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Karel Augusta
hajný
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Morgiana
Jiří Císler
porybný
Known for
The Ear
Karel Kachyňa Director · Dušan Hamšík Screenplay Ota Pavel Author
First release September 4, 1979 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Production Filmové studio Barrandov, Ceskoslovenská televize Praha
Production
Československá televize Praha
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Ceskoslovenská televize Praha
Production
XC · Czechia
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Original title
Zlatí úhoři
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · September 4, 1979
TV · ČST, II. program
Czechia · February 8, 2007
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
July 9, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
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