The Ninth Heart
6.6
Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is stricken with a strange illness. Unknown to Martin or anyone else, the princess is actually under the spell of the powerful magician Andlobrandini, who is preparing a rejuvenating elixir made from the blood of nine men's hearts.
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Cast
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Ondřej Pavelka
Martin
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Vyšehrad
Slunečná
Anna Maľová
Tončka
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Panda
Julie Jurištová
Princess Adriena
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Snow-White and Rose-Red
Prince and the Evening Star
Josef Kemr
Tončka's Father
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Witchhammer
Marketa Lazarová
Juraj Kukura
Count Aldobrandini
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Sarajevo
Otto - The Romance Film
František Filipovský
Jester
Known for
The Adventures of the Mole
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Přemysl Kočí
Grand Duke
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The Octopuses from the Second Floor
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
Růžena Rudnická
Grand Duchess
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Třetí patro
Dialogy pro klarinet, cimbál a bicí
Lubomír Černík
Police Councillor
Also in
Sign of the Cancer
Day for My Love
Josef Somr
Guard Hetman
Known for
Closely Watched Trains
Morgiana
Jan Přeučil
Ferryman
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Girl of Your Dreams
Augustín Kubán
Ferryman
Also in
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
Birds, Orphans and Fools
Juraj Herz Director · Josef Hanzlík Screenplay Petr Hapka Composer
First release April 13, 1979 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Original title Deváté srdce
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
XC · Czechia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Deváté srdce
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · April 13, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
October 31, 2024 · Theatrical · Digitally restored
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