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How to Wake a Princess
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Title: How to Wake a Princess

Release Date: 24 Mar 1978

Runtime: 1h 23m

Genre: Fantasy, Family

Director: Filmové studio Barrandov

Production Companies: Filmové studio Barrandov

Overview: At long last, King Dalimil and Queen Eliška have produced an heir, Princess Růženka. Consumed with envy, Eliška’s sister Melánie casts a curse: On the day Růženka turns seventeen, she will prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep together with the entire kingdom.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (26 votes)

Cast

  • King Dalimil I.: Jiří Sovák
  • Queen Eliška: Milena Dvorská
  • Růženka: Marie Horáková
  • Matěj: Vladimír Menšík
  • Baron: František Filipovský
  • Prince Jaroslav: Jan Hrušínský
  • Prince Jiří: Jan Kraus
  • Queen Anežka: Stella Zázvorková
  • King Vendelín: Oldřich Velen
  • Melánie: Libuše Švormová
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