Set in a South Bohemian village, this faithful film version of Smetana’s opera follows farmer Krušina’s plan to marry his daughter Mařenka to wealthy Vašek. Mařenka loves Jeník, a stranger. Through matchmaking schemer Kecal’s plots and revealed identities, true love triumphs in a festive village wedding.
Vanda Švarcová
as Mařenka Krušinová
Gabriela Beňačková
as Mařenka Krušinová (singing voice)
Petr Skarke
as Janík
Ivo Žídek
as Jeník (singing voice)
Čestmír Řanda
as Kecal
Karel Berman
as Kecal (singing voice)
Václav Sloup
as Vašek Mícha
Alfred Hampel
as Vašek Mícha (singing voice)
Bedřich Prokoš
as Krušina
Jindřich Jindrák
as Krušina (singing voice)
Blažena Holišová
as Krušinová
Libuše Márová
as Krušinová (singing voice)
