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Set in a South Bohemian village, this faithful film version of Smetana’s opera follows farmer Krušina’s plan to marry his daughter Mařenka to wealthy Vašek. Mařenka loves Jeník, a stranger. Through matchmaking schemer Kecal’s plots and revealed identities, true love triumphs in a festive village wedding.Read moreLess
Set in a South Bohemian village, this faithful film version of Smetana’s opera follows farmer Krušina’s plan to marry his daughter Mařenka to wealthy Vašek. Mařenka loves Jeník, a stranger. Through matchmaking schemer Kecal’s plots and revealed identities, true love triumphs in a festive village wedding.
The story
Set in a South Bohemian village, this faithful film version of Smetana’s opera follows farmer Krušina’s plan to marry his daughter Mařenka to wealthy Vašek. Mařenka loves Jeník, a stranger. Through matchmaking schemer Kecal’s plots and revealed identities, true love triumphs in a festive village wedding.
Cast & crew
Vanda ŠvarcováMařenka KrušinováGabriela Beňačková
Gabriela BeňačkováMařenka Krušinová (singing voice)Ivo Žídek
Ivo ŽídekJeník (singing voice)
Čestmír ŘandaKecalKarel Berman
Karel BermanKecal (singing voice)
Václav SloupVašek MíchaAlfred Hampel
Alfred HampelVašek Mícha (singing voice)
Bedřich ProkošKrušinaJindřich Jindrák
Jindřich JindrákKrušina (singing voice)
Blažena HolišováKrušinováLibuše Márová
Libuše MárováKrušinová (singing voice)Explore the crew
- Director
- Václav Kašlík
- Original Music Composer
- Bedřich Smetana
- Screenplay
- Václav Kašlík
- Director of Photography
- Charly Steinberger
- Editor
- Jiřina Lukešová