War ·Fantasy ·History · Czechoslovakia · 1963 · 1h 55m

The Golden Fern

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Director

Cast

Vít Olmer as Jura Dana Smutná as General's Daughter Karla Chadimová as Lesanka Radoslav Brzobohatý as Matěj Zdeněk Braunschläger as Martin František Smolík as General

Crew

Bedřich Baťka — Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka — Editor Jiří Srnka — Original Music Composer Otomar Krejča — Screenplay Jiří Weiss — Screenplay Karel Škvor — Production Design

Synopsis

Wandering through the forest, a woodcutter finds a golden fern whose seed turns into a beautiful woman - they fall in love. After getting drunk in a village feast, he gets to sign up to the army. The fairy gives him a shirt to wear and asks him to swear he will never abandon it. At the war front, he falls in love with the the colonel's daughter and will have to perform various feats to get her attention.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on children's book

Key Collaborators

Jiří Weiss Director Bedřich Baťka Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka Editor Jiří Srnka Original Music Composer Otomar Krejča Screenplay Jiří Weiss Screenplay Karel Škvor Production Design Karel Postřehovský Costume Design Ladislav Tomek Costume Design

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