King Thrushbeard
Dec 01 1984
•2h 34m
•Family, Fantasy, Romance
When a selfless king learns of a beautiful princess in a neighboring kingdom who callously turns down every suitor with an insult, he tries his luck to no avail. So, he hatches a plot with her father in which the princess is married to him, in disguise as a beggar, so he can teach her lessons about humility and compassion.
Cast
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Adriana Tarábková
Princess Anna
Lukáš Vaculík
King Michal / Beggar
Maria Schell
Queen
Gerhard Olschewski
King Matúš
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