Fantasy ·Family · Czechoslovakia · 1978 · 1h 23m

How to Wake a Princess

Jak se budí princezny

Director

Cast

Jiří Sovák as King Dalimil I. Milena Dvorská as Queen Eliška Marie Horáková as Růženka Vladimír Menšík as Matěj František Filipovský as Baron Jan Hrušínský as Prince Jaroslav

Crew

František Uldrich — Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek — Editor Bohumila Zelenková — Screenplay Bohumila Zelenková — Story Oldřich Bosák — Production Design Theodor Pištěk — Costume Design

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

fairy tale based on children's book

Key Collaborators

Václav Vorlíček Director František Uldrich Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek Editor Bohumila Zelenková Screenplay Bohumila Zelenková Story Oldřich Bosák Production Design Theodor Pištěk Costume Design

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