A Night at Karlstein

A Night at Karlstein
Directed by	Zdeněk Podskalský
Written by	Zdeněk Podskalský Jaroslav Vrchlický (play)
Starring	Vlastimil Brodský Jana Brejchová Karel Höger
Cinematography	Jaroslav Kučera
Edited by	Miroslav Hájek
Music by	Karel Svoboda
Production company	Barrandov
Release date	1 August 1973
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

A Night at Karlstein (Czech: Noc na Karlštejně) is a 1973 Czech historical musical film directed by Zdeněk Podskalský, based on an 1884 play by Jaroslav Vrchlický.

Plot

The young queen Elizabeth of Pomerania waits in vain for her husband Emperor Charles IV at the Prague Castle. She travels to Karlštejn castle to meet him. There she finds out that women are banned from Karlštejn. She disguised herself as a young man so she can sneak inside the castle.

Cast

• Vlastimil Brodský as Charles IV
• Jana Brejchová as Elisabeth of Pomerania
• Karel Höger as Arnošt of Pardubice
• Waldemar Matuška as Peter I of Cyprus
• Miloš Kopecký as Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria
• Jaroslav Marvan as Burgrave
• Slávka Budínová as Mrs. Ofka
• Daniela Kolářová as Alena
• Jaromír Hanzlík as Pešek

External links

• A Night at Karlstein at IMDb
• Noc na Karšltejně in Czech Film Heaven
• Noc na Karlštejně in Czech-Slovak Film Database
• Musical Theatre Karlín Website
• Noc na Karlštejně in Facebook