Operation Dunaj
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52% Critic Match

Operation Dunaj

5.2 / 10 2009 1h 40mNR Czech
ComedyHistory

Storyline

Operation Danube was the cover name for the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact armies in August 1968. The fleet of Polish tanks which arrive to liberate their neighbor, ostensibly threatened by a counter-revolution, includes the old tank nicknamed Ladybird, which is the last to leave the barracks.

Cast & Crew

Eva Holubová

Eva Holubová

Andrea Čapkova

Lead
Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Oskar Hazuka

Maciej Stuhr

Maciej Stuhr

Florian Sapieżyński

Maciej Nawrocki

Maciej Nawrocki

Jasiu Jamroży

BG

Bogdan Grzeszczak

Edward 'Edek' Kotwicz

Przemysław Bluszcz

Przemysław Bluszcz

Romek Kwaśny

Bolek Polívka

Bolek Polívka

Jiři Holub

Jaroslav Dušek

Jaroslav Dušek

Gustav Kapsa

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jacek Głomb's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Operation Dunaj is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker