Distribution media
| Medium | Duration | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|
| 35 mm | 92 min |
About the film distribution
This was the first Czech-Bulgarian coproduction. A Bulgarian version was made with the same crew and same cast in lesser roles. The main parts were replaced by Emiliya Radeva (Shirin), Zheni Bozhinova (Mekhmene Banu) and Andrei Chaprazov (vizier). The fairytale Labakan was made at the same time using identical sets.
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Film data
About a film
| Production year | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Countries | Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria |
| Categories | film |
| Genres | fairytale |
| Form | feature |
| Duration | 92 min |
| Director | Václav Krška |
| Cast | Vlasta Fialová, Jana Rybářová, Apostol Karamitev, František Smolík, Otylie Beníšková, Přemysl Kočí |
| Director of photography | Ferdinand Pečenka |
| Screenplay | Nazim Hikmet, Václav Krška |
| Editor | Jan Kohout |
| Production designer | Bohuslav Kulič, Asen Samokovlijski |
| Music | Veselin Stojanov, Jarmil Burghauser |
| Sound designer | Adolf Nacházel |
