---
title: 'Big Beat (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jan Hřebejk'
released: '1993-12-09'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Czech Republic'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/big-beat-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108027/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Big Beat (1993)

1993 · 110 min · Comedy, Music · Czech Republic

Original title: Šakalí léta

## Synopsis

Big Beat is a 1993 Czech musical comedy directed by Jan Hřebejk. It is set in 1959 in Prague's Hotel International. The film was Hřebejk's breakthrough box-office hit and the first feature film made by Hřebejk and Petr Jarchovsky as a directing-writing team. Jarchovsky wrote the script based on a story by Petr Šabach. The music and lyrics were written for the film by singer-songwriter Ivan Hlas, and veteran cameraman Jan Malir also worked on the film. The film won four Czech Lion awards, including Best Film of 1993, Best Director (Hřebejk), Best Actor and Best Original Score.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Petr Jarchovský](https://cinepixo.com/people/petr-jarchovsky), [Jan Hřebejk](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-hrebejk), [Petr Šabach](https://cinepixo.com/people/petr-sabach)
- **Director:** [Jan Hřebejk](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-hrebejk)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ivan Hlas](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-hlas)
- **Producer:** [Jiří Ježek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-jezek)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jan Malíř](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-malir)
- **Editor:** [Jan Mattlach](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-mattlach)

## Cast

- [Jiří Zelenka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-zelenka)
- [Jiří Škorpík](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-skorpik)
- [Linda Rybová](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-rybova)
- [Petra Špalková](https://cinepixo.com/people/petra-spalkova)
- [Gabriela Osvaldová](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriela-osvaldova)
- [Radek Holub](https://cinepixo.com/people/radek-holub)
- [Jan Kalousek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-kalousek)
- [Aña Geislerova](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-geislerova)
- [Josef Oplt](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-oplt)
- [Jakub Špalek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakub-spalek)
- [Petr Jarchovský](https://cinepixo.com/people/petr-jarchovsky)
- [Václav Chalupa](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-chalupa)
- [Jan Antonín Pacák](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-antonin-pacak)
- [Jan Potměšil](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-potmesil)
- [Anna Kreuzmannová](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-kreuzmannova)

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