King Thrushbeard

Dec 1, 1984

1h 34m

★ 6.6

Overview

When a selfless king learns of a beautiful princess in a neighboring kingdom who callously turns down every suitor with an insult, he tries his luck to no avail. So, he hatches a plot with her father in which the princess is married to him, in disguise as a beggar, so he can teach her lessons about humility and compassion.

Genres

Family

Fantasy

Romance

Production Companies

Slovenská filmová tvorba

Omnia Film München

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Cast

Princess Anna

Adriana Tarábková

King Michal / Beggar

Lukáš Vaculík

Queen

Maria Schell

King Matúš

Gerhard Olschewski

Actor - Hunter

Marián Labuda

Actress - Cook

Zita Furková

Manager - Suitor

Bronislav Poloczek

Dwarf - Prisoner

Ľudovít Kroner

Ferryman - Guard

Lubomír Kostelka

Guard

Peter Bzdúch

Suitor - Painter

Peter Šimun

Astronomer - Guard

František Kovár

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