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.

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Main Cast: Vanda Švarcová, Gabriela Beňačková, Petr Skarke, Ivo Žídek, Čestmír Řanda, Karel Berman, Václav Sloup, Alfred Hampel, Bedřich Prokoš, Jindřich Jindrák

Director: Václav Kašlík

Writer: Václav Kašlík

Editor: Jiřina Lukešová

Cinematographer: Charly Steinberger

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