The sick King Jorgen worries about the marriage of his daughter Elena. The fairytale-like, dramatic confusion triggers a shimmering golden fire bird with its wondrous song every full moon night - it makes the king heal and brings the "good" prince as husband of the "good" Princess Elena.
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Cast
52 people
Tina Ruland
Princess Elena
Known for
Manta, Manta
Ants in the Pants
Manou Lubowski
Prince Afron
Known for
Kokowääh 2
We Are the Night
Václav Vorlíček
Rudolf Biermann
Karel Jaromír Erben
Ondřej Soukup
Ondřej Brousek
Prince Otmar
Known for
Cosy Dens
Miloš Macourek
Karel Dirka
Dalibor Lipský
Horst Buchholz
King Jorgen
Known for
Life Is Beautiful
One, Two, Three
František Lipták
Václav Vorlíček Director · Miloš Macourek Screenplay Wilhelm Grimm Author
First release February 27, 1997 · Produced in Czechia, Germany · Production In Film Praha
Production
Art Oko Film
Production
In Film Praha
Production
Czechia · Germany
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Original title
Pták Ohnivák
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · February 27, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
April 1, 2022 · Theatrical · HD remastered
Germany
March 1, 2000 · Theatrical
Russia
March 1, 2000
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