An anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. It follows ploughman Petr, recruiter Matěj and country girl Lenka who get caught up in both sides of the war and experience many adventures before they find happiness. The film combines live action with animation to suggest the artistic style of the engraver Matthäus Merian.
Cast
Petr Kostka
Petr
Miloslav Holub
Matěj
Emília Vášáryová
Lenka
Valentina Thielová
Countess Veronika
Eduard Kohout
Count
Vladimír Menšík
Court Painter
Čestmír Řanda
Watchman
Karel Effa
Captain Varga
Eva Šenková
Countess (Veronika's Mother)
Jiří Holý
Spanish Officer
Josef Haukvic
Imperial Musketeer
František Kovářík
Jester
Ota Žebrák
Unknown
Václav Švec
Unknown
Olga Schoberová
Unknown
Martin Raus
Unknown
Milan Neděla
Unknown
Míla Myslíková
Unknown
Ladislav Gzela
Unknown
Alois Dvorský
Unknown
Vítězslav Černý
Unknown
Zdeněk Braunschläger
Unknown
Stanislav Ebens
Unknown
Otakar Moučka
Unknown
Marie Hübschová
Unknown
Zdeňka Balounová
Unknown
Olga Světelská
Unknown
Miriam Kantorková
Unknown
O. Nosková
Unknown
Lubomír Bryg
Unknown
Jaroslav Klenot
Unknown
Jiří Lanský
Unknown
Ludvík Wolf
Unknown
Karel Engel
Unknown
Evelyn Opela
Unknown
Alois Müller
Unknown
Jan Libíček
Wagon-recruiter
Vladimír Linka
Unknown
Jiří Lukeš
Unknown
Milan Kindl
Unknown
Božena Köhlerová
Unknown
O. Kulčycká
Unknown
Oldřich Stodola
Unknown
Vladimír Navrátil
Unknown
Otto Ohnesorg
Unknown
Miloslav Šindler
Unknown
Václav Podhorský
Unknown
Jindřich Poledňa
Unknown
Jiří Šindelář
Unknown
Pavel Robin
Unknown
Zdeněk Skalický
Unknown
Antonín Soukup
Unknown
Zdeněk Týle
Unknown
Miloslav Průša
Unknown
Ilja Černohorský
Unknown
J. Černohorský
Unknown
K. Palivec
Unknown
V. Nádvorník
Unknown
Zdeněk Vašek
Unknown
Gustav Vondráček
Unknown
Ladislav Zápotocký
Unknown
Jiří Zach
Unknown
Ervín Zolar
Unknown
Bohuslav Kupšovský
Unknown
František Smolík
Jester (voice)
Crew
Václav Nývlt
Dramaturgy
Karel Zeman
Director, Screenplay, Story
Pavel Juráček
Screenplay
Radovan Krátký
Screenplay
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Václav Huňka
Director of Photography
Bohumil Brejcha
First Assistant Director
Miroslav Kubišta
First Assistant Director
Eliška Doubková
Assistant Director
Jana Rozbrojová
Assistant Director
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
Zdeněk Rozkopal
Production Design
Zdeněk Prchlík
Camera Operator
Bohumil Paris
Assistant Camera
Jiří Jaška
Costume Design
Miloslava Šmídová
Costumer
Dagmar Krausová
Costumer
Rudolf Hammer
Makeup & Hair
Jan Štětina
Makeup & Hair
Jiří Budín
Makeup & Hair
Roman Hloch
Sound
Arnošt Kupčík
Special Effects
František Krčmář
Special Effects
Bohuslav Pikhart
Special Effects
Zdeněk Ostrčil
Special Effects
Josef Zeman
Special Effects
Jan Novák
Original Music Composer
Ludvík Kundera
Lyricist
Josef Dvořák
Set Decoration
Vojtěch Palek
Set Decoration
Luboš Ogoun
Choreographer
Josef Ouzký
Production Manager
Růžena Hulínská
Unit Production Manager
Václav Dobeš
Unit Production Manager
Ladislav Fikar
Creative Producer
Jiří Mařas
Assistant Production Manager
František Belfín
Conductor
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