The Black Battalion (1958)

6.5/10 • 90 min • War Drama

Overview

A fictionalized account of Czech soldiers who fought for the French Foreign Legion in Vietnam.

Cast

Jaroslav Mareš

Vaclav Maly

František Peterka

Petr

Günther Simon

Gerhardt

Hannjo Hasse

Wolf

Kurt Oligmüller

Sgt. Storch

Tadeusz Schmidt

Polish soldier Tadeusz

Jerzy Duszyński

Antek

Ladislav Chudík

Major

Marie Brožová

Vaclav's mother

Rudolf Deyl

Petr's father

Vladimír Brabec

young man

Jindřich Narenta

King

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