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An adventurous fairy-tale comedy abounding with heroic duels, intrigue and love.Young King Valentin ascends the throne when his father decides to retire. But ambitious Count Meron longs for power and the royal throne; he tries to poison Valentin and manages to put the blame on Peter, the king’s best friend. The young queen knows nothing of this, as she and her sister are traveling to their father’s bedside. The journey is quite dangerous as highwaymen are at rampage in the forests. The old king temporarily appoints treacherous Count Meron to act on behalf of his sick son. It is all going from bad to worse, but luckily there is also Maruna the good witch, and the magic swords. And then – we’re in a fairy-tale. So evil is justly punished, good is rewarded and all lovers find a happy end.
SD | 63' | © 2002
director(s): Miroslav Sobota
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Michaela Černá
director of photography: Petr Beňa
cast: Vilém Udatný, Kateřina Březinová, Josef Somr, Viktor Preiss, Blažena Holišová, Jiří Langmajer, Ivana Anderlová, Martin Štěpánek and others
rights available: TV, Video, Internet
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English