Prince Bajaja

Prince Bajaja (1971)

Princ Bajaja

The hero of this popular fairy tale is a young prince who, after the death of his parents, goes out into the world. During his travels he meets a magical talking horse and falls in love with the beautiful princess Slavna. On the advice of his horse, he binds one eye and pretends to be dumb and enters into service as the castle gardener.

Date of release
1971-12-17
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
Family, Fantasy
Director
Antonín Kachlík

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Hrubá Skála Castle, Pirkštejn Castle, Adamovo lože, and Kopicův statek

Princ Bajaja is a 1971 Czechoslovak fantasy film based on the fairy tale Prince Bajaja by Božena Němcová. The film was directed by Antonín Kachlík.

Production

"In the opening credits Eva Košlerová is presented as the author of the script. She covered up the authorship of the actual author František Pavlíček banned by the Communist regime for political reasons.", as noted on the Národní filmový archive entry of the film.

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