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Šíleně smutná princezna (1968)

Šíleně smutná princezna poster
Directed by
Bořivoj Zeman
Genre
comedy film, musical film, cinematic fairy tale
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A prince and a princess from neighboring kingdoms are forced into an arranged marriage. They try to avoid each other but end up falling in love through a series of comedic misunderstandings.

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What happens

The Incredibly Sad Princess (Czech title: Šíleně smutná princezna) is a 1968 Czechoslovak film starring Helena Vondráčková and Václav Neckář. It was directed by Bořivoj Zeman. The film also starred Jaroslav Marvan and Josef Kemr. Songs in the movie were composed by Jan Hammer. It was televised in the United Kingdom by the BBC as The Madly Sad Princess with Gary Watson voicing a narration over the original Czech dialogue; like many such series it was brought in by Peggy Miller. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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