- Country: Czechoslovakia
- Genres: Musical, Romance
- Release: 1979-06-01
- Director: Vladimír Sís
- Writers: Zdenek Pospísil , Milos Stedron , Vladimír Sís , Milan Uhde
- Language: Czech
- Stars: Miroslav Donutil , Iva Bittová , Blanka Rudová , Frantisek Derfler , Martin Havelka , Petr Malác , Bolek Polívka , Jirí Pecha , Pavel Zatloukal , Vladimír Hauser
- Runtime: 89 min
- Awards: 1 nomination
- AKA: Ballad for a Bandit , Balada pro banditu , Balada pro banditu , Balada pro banditu (Czech Republic) , Balada pro banditu (Slovakia (Slovak Republic)) , Ballada dla bandyty (Poland) , Balada pro banditu , Balada pro banditu
- Plot: The amphitheater of the open-air theatre is filled with young spectators, at the courtyard there prepare the actors, they lit up bonfire, sing a song about "the chap from Kolocava" and the story begins... Nikola (Miroslav Donutil) and Uhrín (Daniel Díte), deserters of war, make the promise to the old hag Morana (Blanka Rudová) that they will marry her daughters. Of reward Uhrín will get rich and Nikola will never be injured by a bullet. The men do not want to keep a promise and prefer killing the hag. In Kolocava Nikola is awaited by his beloved Erzika (Iva Bittová). But Erzika's father does not give her away in marriage to a poor man. Therefore Nikola becomes a highwayman.
- IMDB:tt0077203
Ballad for a Bandit Cast · · · ALL
Vladimír Sís
Director
Miroslav Donutil
Nikola Šuhaj loupežník
Petr Malác
Iva Bittová
Blanka Rudová
Frantisek Kocourek
Bolek Polívka
Jirí Pecha
Pavel Zatloukal
Pavel Nový
Gustav Opocenský
Vladimír Hauser
Daniel Díte
Alice Hásová
Michaela Dudová
Martin Havelka
Vladimir Zelenka
Rudy Kovanda
Frantisek Olsovský
Ronald Heller
Jirí Kosek
Zdenek Mucha
Milan Pekný
Vít Pesina
Jirí Synek
Bronislav Tetera