The Prince and the Evening Star (Czech:Princ a Večernice) is a 1979 Czechoslovak fairy tale film.
Plot
Old King has a son Velen and three daughters. One day he leaves Velen to temporarily run the kingdom. One night, Velen wishes upon the Evening Star, hoping to find husbands for his three sisters, and Evening Star delivers her three brothers, Moonbeam, Sunbeam and Wind. Meanwhile, Velen falls in love with the Evening Star. King is dissatisfied with Velen's actions and wants Velen to bring his sisters back. They quarrel, and Velen leaves the castle on a quest to retrieve his sisters, as well as find the object of his affection, Evening Star. He has to face many dangers on his quest, including being endangered by the evil wizard Cloudbreaker (a personification of storm) who wants to marry Evening Star. Velen is helped by his brothers in law and defeats Cloudbreaker. He then returns home with Evening Star and his sisters, accompanied by their husbands. Velen is allowed to marry Evening Star.
Cast
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Juraj Ďurdiak as Velen
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Libuše Šafránková
Libuše Šafránková (7 June 1953 – 9 June 2021, married as ''Abrhámová'') was a Czech actress. Her husband was actor Josef Abrhám.
Her breakthrough was the title role in the 1973 film '' Three Nuts for Cinderella'', which is considered ...
as Evening Star
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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 characters. He starred in more than 12 ...
as the King
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Radoslav Brzobohatý
Radoslav Brzobohatý (; 13 September 1932 – 12 September 2012) was a Czech film and television actor.
Brzobohatý was born in Vrútky, Czechoslovakia. He appeared in many Czech TV shows, including '' 30 Cases of Major Zeman'', ''Ulice'' and ...
as Cloudbreaker
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František Filipovský
František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czechoslovak stage, television, and film actor.
Life and career Early life and theatre
Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907 in the Czech town of Přelouč, then part of A ...
as Kacafírek
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Julie Jurištová as Helenka
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Zlata Adamovská
Zlata Adamovská (born March 9, 1959) is a Czech actress. Born in Prague, she has starred in a number of films and TV series including ''Sanitka'' and '' Noc smaragdového měsíce'', which was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festi ...
as Elenka
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Ivana Andrlová as Lenka
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Oldřich Táborský as Wind
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Alexej Okuněv as Moonbeam
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Petr Svoboda
Petr Svoboda (born February 14, 1966) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning. He was ...
as Sunbeam
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prince and the Evening Star
1979 films
1970s fantasy adventure films
1970s children's films
Czech children's films
Czech fantasy adventure films
Czechoslovak fantasy films
1970s Czech-language films
Films about princes
Films based on fairy tales
Films directed by Václav Vorlíček
Films with screenplays by Jiří Brdečka
Films based on works by Božena Němcová