The Bear and the Ghosts (1959)
Princess Blanka (Aglaia Morávková) is secretly meeting her beloved, huntsman Ondrej (Jirí Papez). Only the chamber-maid Anezka (Jirina Bohdalová) is in favour of their love but Blanka’s father, the King (Jaroslav Marvan), mustn’t find out anything about it. Blanka is refusing all the bridegrooms the King has invited to the castle. The King has enough of his daughter’s moodiness and shuts her up in the tower. The suitors must search for her and she is to marry the one who finds her first.
Director:
Jaroslav Mach
Writer:
J. Z. Novák
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Jaroslav Marvan as |
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Aglaia Morávková as |
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Jiří Papež as |
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Miloš Nedbal as |
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Jiřina Bohdalová as |
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Vladimír Huber as |
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Heda Marková as |
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Soběslav Sejk as |
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Eman Fiala as |
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Jaroslav Vojta as |
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Josef Beyvl as |
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Vladimír Zoubek as |
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Jiří Ouhleda as |
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Miloš Nesvadba as |
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František Miroslav Doubrava as |
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Déda Papež as |
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Lubomír Bryg as |
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Vítězslav Černý as |
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Miroslav Kalný as |
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Antonín Soukup as |
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Josef Šilhán as |
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Jan Pohan as |
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Petr Kocanda as |
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Pavel Kocanda as |
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Miloslav Novák as |
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Věra Petáková as |
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Marta Richterová as |
| Sound | Bohumír Brunclík | Sound Effects |
| Sound | František Belfín | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | František Pavlíček | Creative Producer |
| Camera | Ladislav Vinklárek | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Čížek | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | František Sandr | Production Manager |
| Production | Věra Winkelhöferová | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Václav Huňka | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jiřina Lukešová | Editor |
| Crew | Václav Huňka | Special Effects |
| Crew | Miloš Šauer | Special Effects |
| Directing | Pavel Horák | Assistant Director |
| Writing | J. Z. Novák | Screenplay |
| Production | Ladislav Hanuš | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Emil Sirotek | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Jan Zázvorka | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anežka Kunová | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miloslav Jandera | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Lada Vacková | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | J. Z. Novák | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fernand Vácha | Costume Design |
| Directing | Marie Křížová | Assistant Director |
| Production | Eliška Nejedlá | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Directing | Jaroslav Mach | Director |