The Valley of the Bees (1968)
Original title: Údolí včel
The Valley of the Bees is a 1968 Czech-language drama movie directed by František Vláčil, with a running time of 1h 41m. It stars Petr Čepek, Jan Kačer and Zdeněk Kryzánek.
Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised by strict monk Armin. After years of hardship, Ondrej escapes from the Order when he is wrongly punished, and sets out for his former home. Arriving to discover his father to be dead, Ondrej now not only assumes control of his father's properties, but seeks to marry his former stepmother.
Where to watch The Valley of the Bees
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Petr Čepek as Ondřej z Vlkova
- Jan Kačer as Armin von Heide
- Zdeněk Kryzánek as pán z Vlkova
- Věra Galatíková as Lenora
- Miroslav Macháček as Brown Friar
- Josef Somr as Rotgier
- Václav Kotva as Farmer
- Josef Kotapiš as Old Collier
- Petr Sedlák as Young Collier
- Jana Hlaváčková as Blind girl
- František Kovářík as Shepherd
- Antonín Pražák as Old Hunter