The Valley of the Bees

The Valley of the Bees

97 mins | Drama, History | May 17, 1968

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, Armin now not only assumes control of his fathers properties, but seeks to marry his former stepmother.

The Valley of the Bees

97 mins | Drama, History | May 17, 1968

The Valley of the Bees
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, Armin now not only assumes control of his fathers properties, but seeks to marry his former stepmother.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Údolí včel
Directors Jan Kratochvíl, Aleš Dospiva, František Vláčil
Writers Bedřich Kubala, Vladimír Körner, František Vláčil

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

Ludvík Wolf

as Young Hunter

Ladislav Gzela

as Jakub

Petr Štěpánek

as Markvart

Michal Kožuch

as Blasius

Jan Kratochvíl

as Teutonic Knight by Ondřej's Cell

Vlastimil Hašek

as Young Collier (voice)

Vilém Besser

as Old Hunter (voice)

Pavel Landovský

as Young Hunter (voice)

Vítězslav Vejražka

as Blasius (voice)

Zdeněk Řehoř

as Teutonic Knight by Ondřej's Cell (voice)