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The Tale of John and Mary
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The Tale of John and Mary 1980 Directed by Karel Zeman Pohádka o Honzíkovi a Mařence

Young knight John travels the world in search of fame and fortune, but also to help others and prove himself. However, things go dire fast and he becomes burdened with life's hardships. But then he meets a pretty water nymph, Mary.

Production Country Czechoslovakia
Language Czech
Spoken Language Czech
Production Company Filmové studio Gottwaldov
Release Date 1 November 1980
65 mins
Cast
Otakar Brousek
Otakar Brousek Narrator (voice)
Antonín Procházka
Antonín Procházka John (voice)
František Filipovský
František Filipovský Dwarfs (voice)
Naďa Konvalinková
Naďa Konvalinková Mary (voice)
Jaroslav Moučka
Jaroslav Moučka Knight Matej Beran from Beranov (voice)
Karel Semerád
Karel Semerád (voice)
Zdeněk Vašek
Zdeněk Vašek (voice)
Hana Zaoralová
Hana Zaoralová (voice)
Miloš Vosmanský
Miloš Vosmanský (voice)
Jiří Juřina
Jiří Juřina
Jana Tomečková
Jana Tomečková (voice)
Jytte Abildstrøm
Jytte Abildstrøm Danish narrator
Helena Vondráčková
Helena Vondráčková Mary (singing voice)
Crew
Director
Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman
Writer
Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman
Cinematography
Zdeněk Krupa
Zdeněk Krupa
Composer
Karel Svoboda
Karel Svoboda
Editor
Ivan Matouš
Ivan Matouš
Animation
Arnošt Kupčík
Arnošt Kupčík
Sylvie Sedlárová
Sylvie Sedlárová
Eugen Spálený
Eugen Spálený
Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman
Sound
Radomír Koutek
Radomír Koutek
Art Direction
Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman
Music
Štěpán Koníček
Štěpán Koníček
Assistant Director
Eugen Spálený
Eugen Spálený