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The Valley of the Bees
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The Valley of the Bees

1968-05-17 · 101 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · History

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.

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Directors
František Vláčil
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

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Petr ČepekPetr ČepekOndřej z Vlkova
Jan KačerJan KačerArmin von Heide
Zdeněk Kryzánekpán z Vlkova
Věra GalatíkováVěra GalatíkováLenora
Miroslav MacháčekMiroslav MacháčekBrown Friar
Josef SomrJosef SomrRotgier
Václav KotvaVáclav KotvaFarmer
Josef KotapišOld Collier
Petr SedlákYoung Collier
Jana HlaváčkováJana HlaváčkováBlind girl
František KováříkFrantišek KováříkShepherd
Antonín PražákOld Hunter
Ludvík WolfYoung Hunter
Ladislav GzelaJakub
Petr ŠtěpánekPetr ŠtěpánekMarkvart
Michal KožuchBlasius
Jana Hájková
Zdeněk Sedláček
Miloš WilligMiloš Willig
František HusákFrantišek Husák

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