If a Thousand Clarinets (1965)

Original title

Kdyby tisíc klarinetů

Directed by

Vladimír Svitáček, Ján Roháč

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, musical film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of soldiers reject their military role and start playing music instead. Their joyful rebellion spreads through a town and challenges authority.

whimsicalupbeatplayfulsatiricalnostalgiclightheartedmusicalanti-war

What happens

If a Thousand Clarinets (Czech: Kdyby tisíc klarinetů) is a 1965 Czechoslovak musical directed by Ján Roháč and Vladimír Svitáček. The film was a success especially among younger audience, but raised some controversies because of its anti-war message. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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