''Radúz and Mahulena'' is an 1898 stage play by Czech novelist

Julius Zeyer Julius Zeyer (26 April 1841 – 29 January 1901) was a Czech prose writer, poet, and playwright. Personal life Zeyer was born on 26 April 1841 in Prague. His mother, Elisabeth Eleonora (née Weisseles), came from a German Jewish-turned-Catholic ...

. It was made into a film in 1970, directed by

Petr Weigl Petr Weigl (16 March 1939 – 14 July 2018) was a Czech director and playwright. Biography In 1961 he graduated from the Prague Film School and the Academy of Performing Arts Television. He worked in the cinema, on television (1961-1976), at the ...

Story

Zeyer's dramatic poem is a love story, combining classical fairy-tale motifs with mythological references. Radúz and Mahulena, from feuding kingdoms, fall in love, but have to face various challenges, including the sorcery of Queen Runa. As well as Slovak myths and fairy tales, the story also draws from the Indian drama '' Shakuntala'' by the poet Kalidasa.

Film cast

*Directed by

. * Magda Vašaryová as Mahulena *

Jan Tříska Jan Tříska (; 4 November 1936 – 25 September 2017) was a Czech actor who played over 160 roles across stage, film, and television. He worked in the United States after emigrating there in the 1970s, but later returned to his native country fo ...

as Radúz * Jiří Adamíra as Stojmír * Vladimír Ráž as Radovíd * Jaroslava Adamová as Runa * Nada Urbánková as Prija * Jaroslava Obermaierová as Živa *

Dana Medřická Dana Medřická (11 July 1920 – 21 January 1983) was a Czech film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1944 and 1983. Selected filmography * '' Černí myslivci'' (1945) * '' Guard 13'' (1946) * '' Getting on in the World'' ...

as Nyola * Václav Mareš as Pribina *

Vladimír Menšík Vladimír Menšík (9 October 1929 – 29 May 1988) was a popular Czech actor and entertainer, born in Ivančice, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Both comedian and serious actor, he created a wide range of lively fictional character, characters. He st ...

as Vratko * Marie Popelková as Maid of Honour * Jiří Hospoda as Lover * František Michálek as Herold * Richard Záhorský as Sawyer *

Petr Svojtka Petr Svojtka (25 September 1946 – 9 May 1982) was a Czechoslovak actor. In 1968 he graduated from the Faculty of Theatre in Prague. He died in a tram accident. Work Theater * ''Romeo'' (W. Shakespeare, Romeo i Julia, 1971) * ''Benjamin ...

as Singer * Miroslav Kura as Dancer

References

External links

IMDb.com (Film)Czechoslovak Film Database (Czech and Slovak)
Czech plays Plays by Julius Zeyer 1898 plays Plays based on fairy tales Plays based on other plays {{1890s-play-stub