The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Saxony, devastated by the Thirty Years' War, is led by the comedy troupe of the principal Fortunato. The student Vavrinec has fled Bohemia and greatly values the text of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, which he has acquired on his wanderings around the world.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Otakar VávraScreenplay
- Miloš Václav KratochvílScreenplay
- Otakar VávraDirector
- Otmar MáchaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Oldřich KaiserCast
- Martin RůžekCast
- Jana HlaváčováCast
- Radoslav BrzobohatýCast
- Dagmar Havlová VeškrnováCast
- Jiří KrampolCast
- Boris RösnerCast
- Jiřina ŠtěpničkováCast
- Jiří KostkaCast
- Jiří AdamíraCast
- Čestmír ŘandaCast
- Josef LangmilerCast
Themes
based on novel or book17th centurythirty years' war (1618-1648)