The Prince and the Evening Star

Original title: Princ a Vecernice

1979
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

909

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Juraj Durdiak and Libuse Safránková in The Prince and the Evening Star (1979)

Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy Romance

The old King (Vladimír Mensík) is not satisfied with his four children. It is high time for the Princesses to get married and for the Prince to assume the reign. Once the King sets out to th... Read allThe old King (Vladimír Mensík) is not satisfied with his four children. It is high time for the Princesses to get married and for the Prince to assume the reign. Once the King sets out to the fowling and he entrusts the kingdom to the Prince Velen (Juraj Durdiak). His sisters wan... Read allThe old King (Vladimír Mensík) is not satisfied with his four children. It is high time for the Princesses to get married and for the Prince to assume the reign. Once the King sets out to the fowling and he entrusts the kingdom to the Prince Velen (Juraj Durdiak). His sisters want him to provide them with the bridegrooms. A beautiful girl Evening Star (Libuse Safránko... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

909

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Trivia
The only collaboration between director Václav Vorlícek and screenwriter Jirí Brdecka.

Connections
Featured in Václav Vorlícek, král komedií a pohádek (2005)

Soundtracks
Mám písne rád
Music by Svatopluk Havelka, lyrics by Pavel Kopta
Performed by Ondrej Havelka

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Young prince sets out (somewhat unwillingly) on a quest to find the evil wizard Mrakomor who is holding captive the beautiful Vecernice (Evening Star).

A wonderful fairytale about looking for love, defeating evil and learning some valuable moral lessons on the way. The story begins with the young Prince, who is left in charge of the castle and his three sisters. During the night he has a visitation and before he knows it, all his sisters are married off and gone away, and the Prince is faced with the King's wraths and charged with a quest. Although the special effects may seem a bit dated, they in no way detract from the enjoyment of this movie. It is full of humor and more dramatic than the very popular and lovely Three Wishes for Cinderella. (The beautiful Czech actress Libuse Safrankova is in both movies.) I love this movie. I wish it were available in the US.