Directed by:
František VláčilCinematography:
František UldrichComposer:
Zdeněk LiškaCast:
Petr Čepek, Jan Kačer, Věra Galatíková, Zdeněk Sedláček, Zdeněk Kryzánek, Jana Hájková, Michal Kožuch, Ladislav Gzela, Petr Štěpánek, Josef Somr, Miloš Willig (more)Plots(1)
Set in 13th-century Europe, František Vláčil's visionary medieval epic chronicles the tale of a young boy forced to join the Order of the Teutonic Knights. Years later he abandons the Crusaders, only to be pursued by a fanatical comrade and pay a terrible price for his rejection of the Holy Order. With dazzling monochrome cinematography and vivid recreation of the period, The Valley of the Bees is a raw and haunting moral fable about the conflict between human nature and dogmatism - and just as powerful and engrossing a film as his more famous work, Marketa Lazarová. (Second Run)
(more)Cast
![Petr Čepek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268169_cb87ac.jpg)
Petr Čepek
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
![Jan Kačer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268666_f9ae76.jpg)
Jan Kačer
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
![Věra Galatíková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268328_cd4238.jpg)
Věra Galatíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
All My Compatriots (1968)
![Zdeněk Sedláček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268702_cc12df.jpg)
Zdeněk Sedláček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Jak se ševcem šili čerti (1975) (TV movie)
![Zdeněk Kryzánek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/107/168107602_bqws5s.jpg)
Zdeněk Kryzánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1970)
![Jana Hájková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278214_680396.jpg)
Jana Hájková
Best movies:
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Michal Kožuch
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
On the Trail of Blood (1969)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
![Ladislav Gzela](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275655_74f196.jpg)
Ladislav Gzela
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Witchhammer (1969)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Petr Štěpánek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271372_cbf025.jpg)
Petr Štěpánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Noc pastýřů (1993) (TV movie)
![Josef Somr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268175_66305a.jpg)
Josef Somr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
![Miloš Willig](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437982_2215eb.jpg)
Miloš Willig
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
![Miroslav Macháček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268539_1fadf5.jpg)
Miroslav Macháček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
![František Husák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268665_cbcd6b.jpg)
František Husák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Jana Hlaváčková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494654_5e8b40.jpg)
Jana Hlaváčková
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Poslední návrat (1982) (TV movie)
![František Kovářík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268135_1eef08.jpg)
František Kovářík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
![Václav Kotva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268656_118684.jpg)
Václav Kotva
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
The Cremator (1968)
![Josef Kotapiš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275708_bfbed1.jpg)
Josef Kotapiš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“ (1948)
Antonín Pražák
Best movies:
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Closely Observed Trains (1966)
The Party and the Guests (1966)
Petr Sedlák
Best movies:
Happy End (1967)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Marketa Lazarová (1967)
![Ludvík Wolf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/442/442991_b8fcbb.jpg)
Ludvík Wolf
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)