The Millennial Bee
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A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry; in the second part, his son is center stage living in a period of socio-political crisis, which ultimately results in the first World War. After originally airing on Czechoslovakian television in 1983 as a four-part 226-minute mini-series, this production received a 163-minute theatrical release in 1984.
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Cast
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Štefan Kvietik
Samo
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Jozef Kroner
Martin Pichanda
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Michal Dočolomanský
Valent
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Ivana Valešová
Mária
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Jenůfa
Eva Jakoubková
Kristína
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Kam zmizel kurýr
Typicky ženská reakce
Jana Janovská
Ružena
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Za pět minut sedm
Strýčkův sen
Štefan Šafárik
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Šťastná rybka
Večne mladí
Pavol Mikulík
Julo
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She Came Out of the Blue Sky
The Feather Fairy
Milan Kiš
Dropa
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She Came Out of the Blue Sky
Infidelity, Slovak Style
Igor Čillík
Svanda
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Bašta
A. C. Dupin zasahuje
Ivan Drozdy
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The Feather Fairy
Build a House, Plant a Tree
Zuzana Bydžovská
Stázka
Known for
The Man Who Laughs
Juraj Jakubisko Director · Peter Jaroš Screenplay Petr Hapka Composer
First release September 6, 1983 · Produced in XC, Germany · Languages Czech, German, Hungarian, Slovak
Production
Beta Film
Production
Slovenská filmová tvorba
Production
XC · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Tisícročná včela
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Czech · German · Hungarian · Slovak
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 1983
Limited theatrical · Venice Film Festival
XC · February 1, 1984
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Slovakia
October 29, 2011 · Physical
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