Directed by:
Antonín KachlíkCinematography:
Jiří MacákComposer:
Vladimír SommerCast:
Ivan Palúch, Petr Štěpánek, Magda Vášáryová, František Velecký, Karel Hábl, Jiří Krampol, Josef Kubíček, Gustav Opočenský, Karel Augusta, Jiří Ptáčník (more)Plots(1)
An orphaned prince, traveling the world, listens to the advice of his talking horse. When he falls in love with the beautiful Princess Slavěna, the magical stallion advises him to go to the royal court and pretend to be a mute gardener's helper. He remains incognito even after defeating the furious dragon that threatens the kingdom. This makes it possible for the insidious Black Knight to claim credit for saving the princess himself. The hero, nicknamed Bajaja, because of the sounds he emits as a mute, also rises to the occasion for all the following difficult tests… (Zlín Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Ivan Palúch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444283_b2f869.jpg)
Ivan Palúch
Slovak state
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
The Ear (1970)
Signum Laudis (1980)
![Petr Štěpánek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271372_cbf025.jpg)
Petr Štěpánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Noc pastýřů (1993) (TV movie)
![Magda Vášáryová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268251_fba26c.jpg)
Magda Vášáryová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cutting It Short (1980)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
On the Comet (1970)
![František Velecký](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440672_bc1cc1.jpg)
František Velecký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marketa Lazarova (1967)
Želary (2003)
Louis Pasteur (1977) (TV movie)
![Karel Hábl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268739_15c234.jpg)
Karel Hábl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Adelheid (1969)
![Jiří Krampol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/196/166196427_c3c01d.png)
Jiří Krampol
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Signum Laudis (1980)
Dvacet let Olympicu (1983) (concert)
![Josef Kubíček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275752_ad9e91.jpg)
Josef Kubíček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth (1996)
![Gustav Opočenský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268579_cf9555.jpg)
Gustav Opočenský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
The Ear (1970)
Funeral Ceremonies (1969)
![Karel Augusta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268605_54518d.jpg)
Karel Augusta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
All My Compatriots (1968)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
![Jiří Ptáčník](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/127/186/127186529_812f95.jpg)
Jiří Ptáčník
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
The Night of the Decision (1993) (TV movie)
Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969)
![František Kubíček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276232_aaefb3.jpg)
František Kubíček
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
![Vladimír Hlavatý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268707_be7f28.jpg)
Vladimír Hlavatý
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
The Assassination (1964)
Miroslav Vlček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
How About a Plate of Spinach? (1977)
Prince Bajaja (1971)
O zatoulané princezně (1987)
![Josef A. Stehlík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/809/165809785_655718.jpg)
Josef A. Stehlík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Půlpenny (1974) (TV movie)
![Vlasta Jelínková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275675_1f730f.jpg)
Vlasta Jelínková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Milan Jonáš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)
![Karel Dellapina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/261/160261414_3be626.jpg)
Karel Dellapina
Bulgaria
Best movies:
Boys Will Be Boys (1975)
On the Trail of Blood (1969)
Počkám, až zabiješ (1973)
Karel Fiala
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
The Cremator (1968)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
![Petr Skarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275765_6ba6ea.jpg)
Petr Skarke
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Boys Will Be Boys (1975)
The Downfall of the Secluded Berhof (1983)
![Josef Šebek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/330/330820_d8cab4.jpg)
Josef Šebek
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Night of the Decision (1993) (TV movie)
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)