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Czechoslovakia's most chaotic cop returns for 60 minutes of bureaucratic bedlam.
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Chief, Come Back! (1985)

retro communist chaosslapstick bureaucracydad joke energy

Overview

ComedyTV Movie

Criminal comedy, a second movie from the "Chief" series.

Flag of XCXCCzech
Content warning
institutional absurdityidentity confusionsmall-town corruptionloyalty vs. ambition

Standout Aspects

Acting

Petr Nárožný's mustache carries entire scenes

Production

Peak 1985 Czech TV aesthetic—every car is beige

Writing

Gleefully mocks bureaucracy it was made by

Best for:Solo: Nostalgia trip when you're sick of Western comedy formulas·Friends: Irony-soaked watch party with Eastern European history nerds·Background: Doing chores while half-watching Czech dad energy
Hynek Bočan

Director

Hynek Bočan

ReleasedMar 9, 1985
Runtime1h
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Československá televize
Filmové studio Barrandov

Top Cast

Petr Nárožný

Petr Nárožný

Josef 'Pepan' Mareček

Karel Heřmánek

Karel Heřmánek

Jaroslav 'Jára'

Naďa Konvalinková

Naďa Konvalinková

Marcelka

Jaroslava Kretschmerová

Jaroslava Kretschmerová

Anežka Slámová

Jiřina Bohdalová

Jiřina Bohdalová

Barbara/Liduška

Vladimír Hrubý

Vladimír Hrubý

Sláma

Miloš Vávra

Miloš Vávra

Sláma

Zdeněk Srstka

Zdeněk Srstka

Sláma

Ladislava Kozderková

Ladislava Kozderková

Drahuše

Václav Sloup

Václav Sloup

Jindra

Alena Kreuzmannová

Alena Kreuzmannová

Koulová

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

The 'Chief' series was state television's sneaky way to critique police incompetence while pretending to celebrate it.

Trivia

Petr Nárožný allegedly improvised most of his frustrated bureaucrat rants, making censors nervous.

Gallery
Chief Collection(5 films)
Chief, It's Amazing poster5.7

Chief, It's Amazing

1982

Chief, Come Back! poster
Now Viewing

Chief, Come Back!

1985

Chief, Let's Go! poster6.0

Chief, Let's Go!

1985

Chief, There Is a Horse in the Backyard poster5.5

Chief, There Is a Horse in the Backyard

1990

V tomhle zámku straší, šéfe! poster5.5

V tomhle zámku straší, šéfe!

1990

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