
Tank Brigade
1955-09-30 · 93 min · ★ 6.2
The fate of a tank crew on the most difficult part of the First Czechoslovak Independent Brigade's combat path during World War II. We also follow the fate of its commander, Sergeant Juraj Klimka. During the bloody battles for the Dukel Pass, he falls in love and it turns out that behind the mask of a sovereign, he is actually a shy and sensitive person.
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- Directors
- Ivo Toman
- Production companies
- Československý armádní film
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
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Otomar Krejča
Bedřich Prokoš
Martin Růžek
Gustav Heverle
Jana Dítětová
Július Pántik
Ota Sklenčka
Zdeněk Dítě
Jiří Sovák
Rudolf Deyl
Oldřich Lukeš
Jiří Vala
Otýlie Beníšková
Ladislav Boháč
Miloslav Holub
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