The Firebird

Feb 27, 1997

1h 26m

★ 4.8

Overview

The sick King Jorgen worries about the marriage of his daughter Elena. The fairytale-like, dramatic confusion triggers a shimmering golden fire bird with its wondrous song every full moon night - it makes the king heal and brings the "good" prince as husband of the "good" Princess Elena.

Genres

Family

Fantasy

Production Companies

ARD

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Cast

Princess Elena

Tina Ruland

Prince Afron

Manou Lubowski

Prince Otmar

Ondřej Brousek

King Jorgen

Horst Buchholz

Magician Skeleton

Karel Roden

Hunchback

Marián Labuda

Jadwiga

Jiřina Bohdalová

Prince Wolf

Jiří Langmajer

Gustav

Martin Zounar

Delegate

Jozef Adamovič

Chancellor

Lubomír Kostelka

Doctor

Jiří Tomek

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