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1965 · 136 mins · Czech
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Directed by
Vladimír Svitáček, Ján Roháč
Starring
Juraj Herz, Vlastimil Brodský, Karel Gott, Jiří Menzel, Jiří Jelínek, Lubomír Kostelka

On a remote military base, an uneasy soldier guards a statue of Bach when, inexplicably, every rifle and gun transforms into a musical instrument. The bizarre phenomenon draws the attention of a television crew, turning the base into a massive live‑show set as the mystery unfolds on screen.

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