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Section: Golden Slipper for Special Contribution in Children´s and Youth Cinema

Three Nuts for Cinderella (1973) 6

Czech Republic | 1973 | 85 min.

When Cinderella's father dies, she's left to the mercy of her step-mother and her daughter. Neither of them like Cinderella and do everything possible to make sure she can't go to the ball where the local prince is to choose a bride. Fate, however, wants more for Cinderella than do the two evil women...

CountryCzech Republic
Year1973
Duration85 min
Rating6
LanguageCzech
SubtitleEnglish
Directed by Václav Vorlíček
Screenplay František Pavlíček, Bohumila Zelenková, Václav Vorlíček
Director of Photography Josef Illík
Music Karel Svoboda
Edited by Miroslav Hájek
Contact Národní filmový archiv

Biography

A Czech film director and screenwriter, he graduated in directing from FAMU. He gained fame for his comedy parodies with fantasy and fairy-tale themes, like Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (Kdo chce zabít Jessii?, 1966) and You Are a Widow, Sir! (Pane, vy jste vdova!, 1970). His films Three Wishes for Cinderella (Tři oříšky pro Popelku, 1973), The Prince and the Evening Star (Princ a Večernice, 1978) and the TV series Arabella (1979) also found success.

Fairy-tale, History, Love, Romance