The lone film from director Petr Švéda, this romantic fairytale is inspired by a story from children’s author Božena Němcová. The fantastical tale, produced by Gottwaldov Film Studios (today Zlín), sees our young hero – the blacksmith Mikeš – setting out to try his luck in the world alongside miller’s assistant Matěj and stable boy Ondra. En route, they learn of three missing princesses, and decide to track them down. The trio also encounters a wicked elf-hag, but a simple old well is what places the greatest strain on their budding friendships. The role of brave young Mikeš sees Pavel Kříž make his debut. Unlike the main star, fellow travellers Ján Kroner Jr. and Jiří Knot did not manage to mine this “poetic” film to land further significant roles. Also of note is a performance by Petr Čepek in the role of the Black King.
Mike apprenticed as a blacksmith with his father and he sets off to spend his year of apprenticeship. On the way, he is joined by the miller's helper Matěj and a groom Ondra who do not like their work. In a pub in one kingdom, they learn that the king's three daughters have disappeared. Mike convinces his companions to search for the princesses. Time passes and the village boys still cannot find the girls. One day, they arrive at a mysterious house where the table is set for three. They eat and soon fall asleep. The next day, Mike and Jindra leave to get some food and Matěj is supposed to cook potato puree in the meantime. But he gets fooled by a hobgoblin who eats all the puree and does not give him anything in exchange. The same happens to Ondra the next day. Only Mike succeeds in duping the hobgoblin - he pulls a piece off his beard and the goblin turns into an ugly old witch. The witch reveals to him that the princesses were kidnapped by the Black King. There is the only way leading to his kingdom - through the black well. Mike liberates two princesses but the youngest one is not among them. Mike sends the girls up the well in a bucket; he himself, however, wants to test his companions on the witch's advice. The test brings him disappointment - Matěj and Ondra assume that the loaded bucket which they are pulling up in fact contains Mike, and they deliberately drop it. Then they set off with the princesses to the castle and claim to their father that they are actually the saviours. Mike finds out that the witch is the cursed third princess. He challenges the Black King to a fight and wins. He returns to the castle, discloses his treacherous friends and marries the youngest princess. But he does not get out of his smithy. He lives happily with his wife and his young son Mikík in the father's forge and reigns at the castle only when it is necessary.
In the beginning, the film was directed by Zdeněk Zydroň but he was replaced by Petr Švéda.
kovář Mikeš
Voice by Svatopluk Skopal
silák Ondřej
mlynářský pomocník Matěj
kovář, Mikešův otec
Voice by Václav Stýblo
Jakub, kovářův pomocník
Černý král
princezna, zakletá jako babizna
tmavovlasá princezna
plavovlasá princezna
král
hospodský
hospodská
služka s culíky
skřet
komoří
zbrojnoš
zbrojnoš
zbrojnoš
mlynář
Černý jezdec
Mikeš jako malý
Mikeš jako nejmladší
zbrojnoš
zbrojnoš
zbrojnoš
zbrojnoš
chalupář-pocestný
hráč na citeru
hudebník
hudebník
hudebník
hudebník
hudebník
dvorní tanečnice
dvorní tanečník
dvorní tanečník
dvorní tanečník
dvorní tanečnice
dvorní tanečník
dvorní tanečnice
dvorní tanečnice
artista
artistka
artista
artista
artista
hráč na flautu
hráč na historické hudební nástroje
hráčka na historické hudební nástroje
dubl za Pavla Kříže
Pavel Nášel, Věra Dvořáková, Regina Koštuříková
Božena Němcová (Neohrožený Mikeš – pohádka)
Ivo Formánek, Jiří Plášil, Milan Rabas, Ignác Samohýl, David Pikhart
Jiří Kolín, Igor Farbák
Irena Bergerová (pyrotechnička)
Věra Kopecká, Marie Šenkeříková, Lenka Vlčková
Renata Gondová (klapka), Otto Kamenský (fotograf), Michal Katerinjuk, Krajské středisko státní památkové péče a ochrany přírody v Brně
FISYO (Music Conducted by Mario Klemens)
Danuše Hájková
Song Composer Petr Ulrych
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Singer Petr UlrychHana Ulrychová
O statečném kováři
O statečném kováři
The Brave Blacksmith
film
featuretheatrical distribution
fairytale
Czechoslovakia
1983
1983
withdrawal from distribution 14 July 1995
premiere 1 September 1984 /suitable for youths/
feature film
80 min
2 274 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
colour
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech
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1985
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Festival: 7. mezinárodní festival dětských filmů Quito
1985
Quito / Ecuador
Festival: 7. mezinárodní festival dětských filmů Quito
1985
Quito / Ecuador
Festival: 22. mezinárodní festival filmů pro děti a mládež Gijón
1984
Gijón / Spain
Festival: 14. mezinárodní festival dětských filmů Chicago
1984
Chicago / United States of America