The Valley of the Bees
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The Valley of the Bees

7.0 / 10 1968 1h 41mNR Czech
DramaHistory

Storyline

Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised by strict monk Armin. After years of hardship, Ondrej escapes from the Order when he is wrongly punished, and sets out for his former home. Arriving to discover his father to be dead, Ondrej now not only assumes control of his father's properties, but seeks to marry his former stepmother.

Cast & Crew

Petr Čepek

Petr Čepek

Ondřej z Vlkova

Lead
Jan Kačer

Jan Kačer

Armin von Heide

ZK

Zdeněk Kryzánek

pán z Vlkova

Věra Galatíková

Věra Galatíková

Lenora

Miroslav Macháček

Miroslav Macháček

Brown Friar

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

Rotgier

Václav Kotva

Václav Kotva

Farmer

JK

Josef Kotapiš

Old Collier

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. František Vláčil's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Valley of the Bees is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker