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Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Three Veterans (1983)
Three retired soldiers, the gunner Pankrac, dragoon Bimbác and military cook Servác, have been released from the army. When good-hearted elves give them magical gifts, they ponder on how to best make use of them. They end up going to the kingdom of Monte Albo, where Bimbác falls in love with Princess Bosana. She is beautiful but also cunning, gradually taking the veteran's gifts and having them expelled. The king and princess rejoice in all of the money they'll make with the magical items, while the veterans figure out what the most important thing in the world is...
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1983 |
| Duration | 93 min |
| Rating | 3 |
| Language | Czech |
| Subtitle | No subtitles |
| Directed by | Oldřich Lipský |
| Screenplay | Zdeněk Svěrák |
| Director of Photography | Jiří Macák |
| Music | Jaroslav Uhlíř |
| Edited by | Dalibor Lipský |
| Contact | Národní filmový archiv |
Biography
A film director and screenwriter. He came to film through theater. He debuted with the film The Circus Will Be! (1954), followed by Six Bears and a Clown (1972) and Circus in the Circus (1975). His talent for comedy paid off in the films Limonade Joe (1964) and The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981).
Friendship, Romance, Comedy, Teamwork, Fairy-tale, Action + Adventure