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Section: Special Mention
The Sad Princess (1968)
Princess Helena and Prince Wenceslas were betrothed by their royal fathers The two don't know each other and don't want to get married. But when they accidentally meet each other while disguised, they fall in love – not knowing who each other really is! Helena wants her father to marry her to this “beloved young man” and begins playing the sad princess to move him. When the kings’ advisers learn of this “affair”, they start a war between the two kingdoms. Can common sense win out?
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1968 |
| Duration | 89 min |
| Rating | 6 |
| Language | Czech |
| Directed by | Bořivoj Zeman |
| Screenplay | Bořivoj Zeman, František Vlček st. |
| Director of Photography | František Valert |
| Music | Jan Hammer ml. |
| Edited by | Josef Dobřichovský |
| Contact | Národní filmový archiv |
Biography
A classic of Czech film. He created the first Czech fairy tale film ever: The Proud Princess (Pyšná princezna, 1952) or the succesful fairy tales Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (Byl jednou jeden král, 1954) and The Incredibly Sad Princess (Šíleně smutná princezna, 1968).