Prince Bayaya
Bayaya, a young peasant, protected by the spirit of his dead mother, arrives at the castle of the King, where he entertains his three daughters. He soon realizes that the three princesses are nagged by evil spirits. The little peasant manages to rid them of them, fights a duel with a wicked lord who wanted to marry one of the three princesses. He finally wins the heart of the youngest sister while saving the soul of his mother who was in purgatory.
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Jiří Trnka Director · František Braun Screenplay Josef Novák Screenplay
First release October 11, 1950 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Production Československý Státní Film
Production
Loutkový film Praha
Production
Československý Státní Film
Production
XC · Czechia
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Languages
Original title
Bajaja
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · October 11, 1950
Premiere
XC · January 26, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
November 18, 1977 · Theatrical
France
June 26, 1951 · Premiere · Journées du Cinéma de Carcassone
November 13, 2013 · Premiere · Paris
South Korea
January 5, 2006 · Premiere · Seoul SECAF
Sweden
October 11, 1950 · Premiere
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