Directed by:
Martin FričCinematography:
Jan RothComposer:
Bohuslav SedláčekCast:
František Smolík, Martin Růžek, Marie Kyselková, Josef Zíma, Jarmila Kurandová, Stanislav Neumann, Eduard Kohout, Josef Vinklář, Stella Májová, Květa Fialová (more)Plots(1)
The hero of the story, the brave Princess Lada, escapes from the castle of her fearful father, avoiding the unwelcome suitor, King Kazisvět. The girl hides her beauty and the golden star on her forehead under the hood of a shabby mouse fur cloak and finds work as a cook in the palace of a neighboring sovereign – the wise Radovan. He soon discovers his true love in the kitchen assistant... (Zlín Film Festival)
(more)Cast
František Smolík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
Martin Růžek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Tři na lavičce (1978) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
All My Compatriots (1968) - narrator
Marie Kyselková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
Desire (1958)
The Windy Mountain (1955)
Josef Zíma
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Balada z hadrů (1960) (theatrical recording)
The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
Jarmila Kurandová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Conscience (1948)
Barometr (1969) (TV movie)
Stanislav Neumann
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
The Proud Princess (1952)
Eduard Kohout
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
Josef Vinklář
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Stella Májová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Květa Fialová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Theodor Pištěk
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Station Master (1941)
Karel Effa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
S Pydlou v zádech (1985) (theatrical recording)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Miroslav Svoboda
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
Terezie Brzková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
The Proud Princess (1952)
The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice (1944)
Jiří Ouhela
Best movies:
The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
Medvěd a strašidla (1959)
Jan Skopeček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Václav Švec
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Josef Skrčený
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Oil Lamps (1971)
The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
Alois Dvorský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Věra Benšová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
Stick, Stick, Start Beating! (1955)
The Strakonice Bagpiper (1955)