The Valley of the Bees
Údolí včel
Czechoslovakia • 1968
Director
Synopsis
Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised by strict monk Armin. After years of hardship, Ondrej escapes from the Order when he is wrongly punished, and sets out for his former home. Arriving to discover his father to be dead, Ondrej now not only assumes control of his father's properties, but seeks to marry his former stepmother.
Synopsis
Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised by strict monk Armin. After years of hardship, Ondrej escapes from the Order when he is wrongly punished, and sets out for his former home. Arriving to discover his father to be dead, Ondrej now not only assumes control of his father's properties, but seeks to marry his former stepmother.
Credits
Crew
DirectorFrantišek Vláčil
WriterFrantišek Vláčil, Vladimír Körner
CinematographerFrantišek Uldrich
ComposerZdeněk Liška
EditorMiroslav Hájek
Cast
Petr Čepekas Ondřej z Vlkova
Jan Kačeras Armin von Heide
Zdeněk Kryzánekas pán z Vlkova
Věra Galatíkováas Lenora