''Dalibor'' is a 1956 Czech film rendering of the opera of the same name by

Bedřich Smetana Bedřich Smetana ( , ; 2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival." He has been regarded i ...

.Dalibor
at csfd.cz Directed by

Václav Krška Václav Krška (7 October 1900 – 17 November 1969) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and writer. Life Krška was born in Písek on 7 October 1900 as the only child. His father was a butcher and innkeeper, but died soon after his bir ...

, the film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

Václav Bednář Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav. Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda For ...

as King Vladislav *

Karel Fiala Karel Fiala (3 August 1925 – 3 October 2020) was a Czech operatic tenor and film actor. He was known for his work in operettas and musicals, but received worldwide attention for his portrayal of Mozart's Don Giovanni in the film ''Amadeus''. B ...

as Dalibor * Věra Heroldová as Milada *

Přemysl Kočí Přemysl Kočí (1 June 1917 – 15 January 2003) was a Czech operatic baritone, actor, music educator, stage director, theatre manager and official of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Biography Born in Rychvald, Kočí attended high s ...

as Budivoj * Josef Celerin as Beneš * Josef Rousar as Vítek * Jana Rybářová as Jitka * Milo Červinka as Zdenek *

Luděk Munzar Luděk Munzar (20 March 1933 in Nová Včelnice – 26 January 2019 in Modřany, Prague) was a Czech actor. He appeared in the Czech New Wave film '' The Joke'' ( Jaromil Jireš, 1969) and starred in the film '' Poslední propadne peklu'' und ...

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