The Slinger

The Slinger (Práče) is a 1960 Czech World War II drama film directed by Karel Kachyňa based on a story by Jan Mareš.

Plot
In 1944 Czech boy František, liberated from a concentration camp, is sent to a Czechoslovak unit located near Dukla Pass. Lieutenant Zlonický assigns him as an unsalaried employee to work in a laundry unit at the front.

Cast

 * Michal Koblic as Private pupil František Bureš
 * Marie Magdolenová as Marijka Kalinčuková
 * Vladimír Menšík as Military Cook Josef Pekárek
 * Vladimír Hlavatý as Corporal Antonín Krupka
 * Gustáv Valach as Private First Class Dalibor Šamonil
 * Oldřich Musil as Private Evald Heller
 * Martin Ťapák as Private Imrich Gallo
 * Stanislav Remunda as Lieutenant Zlonický
 * Miloslav Holub as Major Kubeš