Directed by:
František VláčilCinematography:
František UldrichComposer:
Milan DvořákCast:
Vlastimil Drbal, Josef Kemr, Libuše Geprtová, Jiří Schmitzer, Ilja Prachař, Stanislava Strobachová, Jiří Němeček, Zdeněk Dušek, Jiří Štěpnička (more)Plots(1)
This story takes place in 1947 in the Beskydy Mountains, where a 10-year-old boy lives with his mother. The boy has no father, does not attend school and throughout the year he tends the cows in the meadows of a local farmer, for whom his mother works for as well. Therefore, the boy is mostly looked after by his grandfather. There are still signs of the war everywhere; destroyed tanks and unexploded ammunition. One evening while herding the cattle, the boy meets two mysterious figures in the forest. He considers them to be the Goblin King and his scribe from a fairy-tale his grandfather had often told him. In reality, this is the leader of band of guerrilla outlaws, who is negotiating with the local mayor on moving his band across the border. During which he wants to rob and plunder the village. (Zlín Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Vlastimil Drbal
Best movies:
Čekání na stříbrné zvonky (1985) (TV movie)
Zlá krev (1986) (series)
The Little Herdsman from the Valley (1983)
Josef Kemr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Libuše Geprtová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Bratři Karamazovi (1981) (theatrical recording)
V zámku a podzámčí (1981) (TV movie)
Dnes ještě zapadá slunce nad Atlantidou (1978) (TV movie)
Jiří Schmitzer
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
Ilja Prachař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Stanislava Strobachová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Mephisto (1981)
Divá Bára (1949)
The Little Herdsman from the Valley (1983)
Jiří Němeček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rozčarovaní (1982) (TV movie)
Lokis (1986) (TV movie)
Waterloo (1967) (TV movie)
Zdeněk Dušek
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
The Cow (1993)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Jiří Štěpnička
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Rok na vsi (1995) (theatrical recording)
Bronislav Poloczek
Poland
Best movies:
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
Hotovo, konec! (2003) (theatrical recording)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Vlastimil Zavřel
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
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Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Radka Fidlerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
The Little Herdsman from the Valley (1983)
Divine Ema (1979)
Václav Sloup
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Gazdina roba (1992) (theatrical recording)
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959)
Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Eva Kudláčková
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
The Little Herdsman from the Valley (1983)
Poslední šance (1985) (TV movie)
Zdeňka Sajfertová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Jak básníci přicházejí o iluze (1984)
Rudolf Pellar
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Princ a chuďas (1971) (TV movie)
Karel Hlušička
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Dnes ještě zapadá slunce nad Atlantidou (1978) (TV movie)
Ferdinand Krůta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Larks on a String (1969)
Closely Observed Trains (1966)
Ladislav Křiváček
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
The Ear (1970)
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
Alexej Pyško
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2000) (theatrical recording)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Paní Marjánka, matka pluku aneb Ženské srdce (1980) (TV movie)