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Dalibor (1956)

Dalibor poster
Directed by
Václav Krška
Genre
drama film, musical film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A retelling of the Smetana opera about a knight named Dalibor who is imprisoned after leading a rebellion. It follows his relationship with a musician who tries to save him and the emotional toll of his captivity.

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What happens

Dalibor is a 1956 Czech film rendering of the opera of the same name by Bedřich Smetana. Directed by Václav Krška, the film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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