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Musta Pekka

Original title: Cerný Petr
  • 19641964
  • SS
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.9K
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Musta Pekka (1964)
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Reality movie of a few days in the life of a Czech teenager when he starts work.Reality movie of a few days in the life of a Czech teenager when he starts work.Reality movie of a few days in the life of a Czech teenager when he starts work.

IMDb RATING
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2.9K
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  • Director
    • Milos Forman
  • Writers
    • Milos Forman
    • Jaroslav Papousek
  • Stars
    • Ladislav Jakim
    • Pavla Martinkova
    • Jan Vostrcil
  • Director
    • Milos Forman
  • Writers
    • Milos Forman
    • Jaroslav Papousek
  • Stars
    • Ladislav Jakim
    • Pavla Martinkova
    • Jan Vostrcil
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 3User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:37
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    Photos45

    Milos Forman in Musta Pekka (1964)
    Ladislav Jakim in Musta Pekka (1964)
    Ladislav Jakim and Vladimír Pucholt in Musta Pekka (1964)
    Ladislav Jakim in Musta Pekka (1964)
    Ladislav Jakim and Pavla Martinkova in Musta Pekka (1964)
    Ladislav Jakim and Jan Vostrcil in Musta Pekka (1964)
    Ladislav Jakim and Vladimír Pucholt in Musta Pekka (1964)
    Ladislav Jakim in Musta Pekka (1964)
    Ladislav Jakim in Musta Pekka (1964)
    Ladislav Jakim and Pavla Martinkova in Musta Pekka (1964)
    Ladislav Jakim and Frantisek Kosina in Musta Pekka (1964)
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    Ladislav Jakim
    Ladislav Jakim
    • ucen Petr Vanek
    Pavla Martinkova
    • Asa Vrbová
    Jan Vostrcil
    Jan Vostrcil
    • Petruv otec
    Bozena Matuskova
    • Petrova matka
    Pavel Sedlacek
    • zpevák Sako
    Vladimír Pucholt
    Vladimír Pucholt
    • zednický ucen Cenda Semerád
    Zdenek Kulhanek
    • Zdenek
    Frantisek Kosina
    • Vedoucí samoobsluhy
    Josef Koza
    • Zednický mistr
    Antonín Pokorný
    • Zlodej
    Jaroslav Kladrubsky
    • Inventurník
    Frantiska Skalova
    • Nepoctivá zákaznice
    Jaroslav Bendl
    • Franta Mára, Asin bývalý chlapec
    Majka Gillarova
    • Asina kamarádka
    Jaroslava Razova
    • Dívka
    Dana Urbankova
    • Dívka na lodce
    Susan Kodicek
    • Asina kamarádka
    • (as Zuzana Oprsalova)
    Frantisek Prazak
    • kamarád Saka
    • Director
      • Milos Forman
    • Writers
      • Milos Forman
      • Jaroslav Papousek
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This is Milos Forman's directorial debut. He directed some documentaries earlier,
    • Connections
      Edited into CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Zivot je pes
      Music by Jirí Slitr

      Lyrics by Jirí Suchý

      Performed by Pavel Sedlacek

    User reviews3

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    10/10
    Forman's feature film debut is another absolute gem.
    Anyone who has seen the early films of Milos Forman will know that, contrary to popular belief here in the West, they really did have a sense of humour in Eastern Europe and that "The Loves of a Blonde" and "The Fireman's Ball" are still among his very best films. "Black Peter", which he made in 1964, was his first feature length film and while not quite in the same class as the films that followed it, is still something of a small gem.

    Heavily influenced by both the British New Wave and Italian Neo-Realism it's a lovely comedy about a young man starting on his first job as something of a store detective, a job he's woefully not cut out for, as well as a great coming-of-age film, a brilliant satire on bureaucracy and a superb picture of life in the Czech Republic in the 1960's. Peter himself, the boy in question, is beautifully played by 19 year old Ladislav Jakim making his film debut but then Forman gets great performances from all of his largely non-professional cast, (as his Hollywood career showed, he was one of the great actor's directors). This might be a 'small' film in the Forman canon but it's a joy from start to finish.
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    • Jan 26, 2021

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1966 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Czechoslovakia
    • Language
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • Black Peter
    • Filming locations
      • Czech Republic
    • Production company
      • Filmové studio Barrandov
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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