Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:05:44 +020055 years since Starci na chmelu popularised the film musical genre in Czechoslovakiahttps://english.radio.cz/55-years-starci-na-chmelu-popularised-film-musical-genre-czechoslovakia-8120875© 2026 Radio Prague International Released in 1964, Starci na chmelu is the first and perhaps most famous Czechoslovak film musical. The film’s songs were written by Vratislav Blažek and were recorded with some of the country’s most popular singers at the time, including Karel Gott, Josef Zíma, Jana Petrů and Karel Štědrý. With a story that transcends time, Starci na chmelu was one of the country’s commercially most successful movies and initiated a period which would produce many more film musicals. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/starci_na_chmelu_plakat.jpg?timestamp=1590370557 55 years since Starci na chmelu popularised the film musical genre in Czechoslovakia https://english.radio.cz/55-years-starci-na-chmelu-popularised-film-musical-genre-czechoslovakia-8120875 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9