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Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Golden Slipper for Special Contribution in Children´s and Youth Cinema
Prince Bajaja (1971)
An orphaned prince, traveling the world, listens to the advice of his talking horse. When he falls in love with the beautiful Princess Slavěna, the magical stallion advises him to go to the royal court and pretend to be a mute gardener's helper. He remains incognito even after defeating the furious dragon that threatens the kingdom. This makes it possible for the insidious Black Knight to claim credit for saving the princess himself. The hero, nicknamed Bajaja, because of the sounds he emits as a mute, also rises to the occasion for all the following difficult tests…
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1971 |
| Duration | 73 min |
| Rating | 10 |
| Directed by | Antonín Kachlík |
| Screenplay | František Pavlíček, Eva Košlerová |
| Director of Photography | Jiří Macák |
| Music | Vladimír Sommer |
| Edited by | Jaromír Janáček |
| Contact | Národní filmový archiv |
Biography
A film director and screenwriter. He graduated from FAMU. He debuted with the film June Days (Červnové dny, 1961). He won recognition for his musical We Were Ten (1963), comedy I, Distressing God (1969) and fairy tale Prince Bajaja (1971). Later he made, e.g., The Moravian Land (1977) and Joy Till Morning (1978).