''Lotrando a Zubejda'' is a Czech musical fairy tale film directed by

Karel Smyczek Karel Smyczek (born 31 March 1950) () is a Czech film director, actor and screenwriter. His film ''Why? (film), Why?'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. On 22 January 2025, the Czech Film and Televi ...

and written by

Zdeněk Svěrák Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936) is a Czech actor, humorist, playwright and scriptwriter, and one of the most well-known and popular Czech cultural personalities. Since 1968 he has appeared in 32 films. Career In 1958, he graduated in Czec ...

as an adaptation of two fairy tales: "Doctors" and "Highwaymen", by

Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel '' War with the Newts'' (1936) and play '' R.U.R.'' (''Rossum' ...

, from the book '' Niner Fairytales: And One More Thrown in for Good Measure''.

Cast and characters

Jiří Strach Jiří Strach (born 29 September 1973) is a Czech film director and actor. He is considered one of the most talented and kindest Czech film directors of the 21st century. Among his most successful films are the fairy tales ''Angel of the Lord'' ( ...

as Lotrando *

Barbora Seidlová Barbora Seidlová (born 23 May 1981) is a Czech actress. Life and career Born in Valtice, Seidlová studied at the Brno Conservatory and at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, DAMU department of the Academy of Per ...

as Zubejda *

Pavel Zedníček Pavel Zedníček (born 1 November 1949 in Hoštice-Heroltice) is a Czech actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1976 and 2011. Filmography External links Official website
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as Drnec * Arnošt Goldflam as Mr. Lustig *

Jiří Lábus Jiří Lábus (born 26 January 1950) is a Czech actor, comedian and voice actor. Career Jiří Lábus was born on 26 January 1950 in Prague. From a young age, Jiří Lábus was fascinated by theatre and cinema, often attending performances and l ...

as Vince * Jiří Pecha as Old Lotrando * Marián Labuda as Sultan *

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as Hali * Ladislav Gerendáš as Beli * Jaroslav Sypal as Zeli * Ljuba Krbová as La Mad * Josef Karlík as Prior *

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as Father Amadeus * Jaroslava Krettschmerová as Stepmother *

Naďa Konvalinková Naďa Konvalinková (''Naděžda Konvalinková''; born 18 April 1951 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actress. After graduating from the Faculty of Theatre (Prague), Faculty of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, she worked ...

as Drnec's wife * Barbora Srncová as Anna *

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as Muezzin

Synopsis

The story is about a boy (Lotrando) who was born into a band of robbers in Bohemia. Unfortunately, Lotrando didn't have a mom. He wanted to go to study, which he was finally allowed to do. When he graduated, his dad was dying and told him that from now on he was the leader of the bandits. Well, but of course the student didn't know, how to be a good robber, so the whole gang made fun of him. He went away and in the forest he met a woodcutter (Drnec) who taught him how to cut trees. One day, in a faraway exotic place, a rare princess (Zubejda), the Sultan's only daughter, fell ill. So, the Sultan sent three messengers to find the doctor. (A doctor has the title Dr. in Czech Republic) When they found that roštěp (woodcutter) rec, they figured out it must be a doctor if he had "Dr" in his name twice. They brought him and his younger colleague to see the princess. They saw tall trees all over the place of Zubejda's home. Because they were both woodcutters, they decided to cut all of the trees. Sultan wasn't really happy. But when Zubejda saw the sunlight, smell their food and tried it, she was completely cured. But... Lotrando fell ill! Princess's maid asked him, where does it hurt, and she soon find out, he's in love with princess. Also Lotrando find out, the maid is actually his mother. So Lotrando and Zubejda have a wedding and they lived together for the rest of their lives.

External links

Lotrando and Zubejda -> ČSFD.cz

Lotrando and Zubejda -> ČFN.cz
Czech musical fantasy films Czech plays 1997 films Films with screenplays by Zdeněk Svěrák Films based on works by Karel Čapek Films based on fairy tales 1997 musical films {{musical-film-stub