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How to Wake a Princess
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How to Wake a Princess

1978-03-24 · 83 min · ★ 6.4

Fantasy · Family

At long last, King Dalimil and Queen Eliška have produced an heir, Princess Růženka. Consumed with envy, Eliška’s sister Melánie casts a curse: On the day Růženka turns seventeen, she will prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep together with the entire kingdom.

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Directors
Václav Vorlíček
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jiří SovákJiří SovákKing Dalimil I.
Milena DvorskáMilena DvorskáQueen Eliška
Marie HorákováMarie HorákováRůženka
Vladimír MenšíkVladimír MenšíkMatěj
František FilipovskýFrantišek FilipovskýBaron
Jan HrušínskýJan HrušínskýPrince Jaroslav
Jan KrausJan KrausPrince Jiří
Stella ZázvorkováStella ZázvorkováQueen Anežka
Oldřich VelenOldřich VelenKing Vendelín
Libuše ŠvormováLibuše ŠvormováMelánie
Václav PostráneckýVáclav PostráneckýGardener Jakub
Slávka ŠpankováBětka
Marie BrožováMarie BrožováOld Maid
Jiří LírJiří LírScribe
Vlastimil HašekVlastimil Hašek
Miloš VavruškaMiloš Vavruška
Evelyna SteimarováEvelyna Steimarová
Jana Bittlová
Marie Crhová
Dana Kubálková

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