There Once Was a Cop

Byl jednou jeden polda Cinema poster Country Czechoslovakia Directed by Jaroslav Soukup Release Date 1995 Language Czech Studio Ocean film s.r.o Main Cast Character Actor Mjr. Václav Maisner Ladislav Potmesil Deputy Interior Minister Miroslav Moravec Simona Ptáčková Simona Krainová Robert Rudolf Hrušínský III. Por. Hrubec Jaroslav Sypal Jana Eva Kuszniruková Boženka Vinklářová Petra Martincová Stefan Tomás Matonoha Por. Kuře Ivan Gübel Pathologist Slavíček Rudolf Hrusínský Jr.

There Once Was a Cop (Original title: Byl jednou jeden polda) is a 1995 Czech comedy film directed by Jaroslav Soukup. It is a Czech variation on the American film series Police Academy. Starring Ladislav Potmesil, Miroslav Moravec, Rudolf Hrusínský Jr. and Simona Krainová.

The following weapons were used in the film There Once Was a Cop:

Pistols

"Pre-B" CZ 75

Czech Police officers include Major Václav Maisner (Ladislav Potmesil) carry a "Pre-B" CZ 75 pistol as their sidearm.

CZ 75 "Pre-B" model - 9x19mm

Mjr. Václav Maisner (Ladislav Potmesil) pulls his "Pre-B" CZ 75.

Maisner handed his sidearm to the Deputy Interior Minister.

Deputy Interior Minister (Mirolav Moravec) holds a Maisner's pistol.

Por. Hrubec (Jaroslav Sypal) shows shooting technique for the cadets of Police academy.

Police cadet Jana (Eva Kuszniruková) with a gun mimics por. Hrubec.

CZ 83 pistol

Several characters are armed also with a CZ 83 pistol.

CZ 83 - .380 ACP

Deputy's driver pulls his sidearm.

Police academy cadet Stefan (Tomás Matonoha) (far left) holds a CZ 83.

Cadet Robert (Rudolf Hrušínský III.) (left) and cadet Jana (Eva Kuszniruková).

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5A5

Simona Ptáčková (Simona Krainová) in action front of the bank holds a Heckler & Koch MP5A5 submachine gun.

Heckler and Koch MP5A5 - 9x19mm

Samopal vzor 58

With Samopal vzor 58 assault rifle is seen Por. Hrubec (Jaroslav Sypal) during a crackdown on bank robbers.

SA Vz.58 - 7.62x39mm

Shotguns

Winchester Model 1300

Bank robbers led by the pathologist Slavíček (Rudolf Hrusínský Jr.) are equipped with Winchester Model 1300 shotguns.

Winchester Model 1300 Defender with black synthetic furniture (pre-2000s version) - 12 gauge

Masked pathologist Slavíček (Rudolf Hrusínský Jr.) with a shotgun in his hand.

Slavíček took off his mask.

Mjr. Maisner (Ladislav Potmesil) disarmed a bank robbers.

Machine Guns

UK vz. 59

Por. Kuře (Ivan Gübel) during training cadets of Police academy used a Vz. 59 machine gun.

UK vz. 59, 7.62x54mm R

See Also

The 'Major Maisner' Series

• There Once Was a Cop
• There Once Was a Cop II: Major Maisner Strikes Again!
• There Once Was a Cop III: Major Maisner a Dancing Dragon