Folk musical about robber bandit steals Czech hearts

'Balada pro Banditu', photo: Barrandov Film Studios

Hello and welcome to Radio Prague with me Ruth Fraňková. In today’s Sunday Music Show we look at a famous Czech musical film called Balada pro Banditu or Ballad for a Bandit. Shot in 1978, the “folk musical” about the famous Carpathian outlaw features Miroslav Donutil, who has since become one of the most popular Czech actors, and the world-renowned musician Iva Bittová.

'Balada pro Banditu',  photo: Barrandov Film Studios
Hello and welcome to Radio Prague with me Ruth Fraňková. In today’s Sunday Music Show we look at a famous Czech musical film called Balada pro Banditu or Ballad for a Bandit. Shot in 1978, the “folk musical” about the famous Carpathian outlaw features Miroslav Donutil, who has since become one of the most popular Czech actors, and the world-renowned musician Iva Bittová.