The Black Battalion
6.9
A fictionalized account of Czech soldiers who fought for the French Foreign Legion in Vietnam.
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Cast
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Jaroslav Mareš
Vaclav Maly
Known for
Ikarie XB 1
When the Cat Comes
František Peterka
Petr
Known for
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Vladimír Čech
Also in
On the Sunnyside
Before Graduation
Antonín Zelenka
Miloslav Fábera
Günther Simon
Gerhardt
Known for
The Silent Star
Frantisek Peterka
Petr
Rudolf Milič
Kamil Pixa
Hannjo Hasse
Wolf
Also in
The Gleiwitz Case
Trail of the Falcon
Jan Zázvorka
Kurt Oligmüller
Sgt. Storch
Also in
Lissy
52 Weeks Make A Year
Vladimír Čech Director · Kamil Pixa Screenplay Miloslav Fábera Screenplay
First release June 6, 1958 · Produced in XC · Production Československý Státní Film
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Československý Státní Film
Production
XC
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Černý prapor
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · June 6, 1958
Premiere · Prague, Sevastopol theatre
XC · June 13, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
June 22, 1960
Czechia
June 13, 1958
Hungary
December 11, 1958
Italy
January 1, 1960
Russia
June 15, 1959 · Theatrical
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