Drama ·History · Czechoslovakia · 1968 · 1h 41m

The Valley of the Bees

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The Valley of the Bees poster
Director
František Vláčil
Cast
Petr Čepek as Ondřej z Vlkova Jan Kačer as Armin von Heide Zdeněk Kryzánek as pán z Vlkova Věra Galatíková as Lenora Miroslav Macháček as Brown Friar Josef Somr as Rotgier
Crew
František Uldrich — Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek — Editor Zdeněk Liška — Original Music Composer František Vláčil — Screenplay Vladimír Körner — Screenplay Vladimír Körner — Story
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Valley of the Bees — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
middle ages (476-1453)13th century
Key Collaborators
František Vláčil Director František Uldrich Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek Editor Zdeněk Liška Original Music Composer František Vláčil Screenplay Vladimír Körner Screenplay Vladimír Körner Story Jindřich Goetz Production Design Theodor Pištěk Costume Design
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