The Tale of John and Mary

"Young knight John travels the world in search of fame and fortune, but also to help others and prove himself. However, things go dire fast and he becomes burdened with life's hardships. But then he meets a pretty water nymph, Mary."

Cast

Otakar Brousek

as Narrator (voice)

Antonín Procházka

as John (voice)

František Filipovský

as Dwarfs (voice)

Naďa Konvalinková

as Mary (voice)

Jaroslav Moučka

as Knight Matej Beran from Beranov (voice)

Karel Semerád

as (voice)

Zdeněk Vašek

as (voice)

Hana Zaoralová

as (voice)

Miloš Vosmanský

as (voice)

Jiří Juřina

Jana Tomečková

as (voice)

Jytte Abildstrøm

as Danish narrator

Helena Vondráčková

as Mary (singing voice)

Crew

Karel Zeman

Director

Karel Zeman

Writer

Ivan Matouš

Editor

Karel Zeman

Art Direction

Karel Hutěčka

Production Manager

Jaromír Ulehla

Assistant Production Manager

Eugen Spálený

Assistant Director

Radomír Koutek

Sound

Arnošt Kupčík

Animation

Sylvie Sedlárová

Animation

Eugen Spálený

Animation

Karel Zeman

Animation

Štěpán Koníček

Conductor

Josef Vaculík

Script Editor

Karel Svoboda

Original Music Composer

Zdeněk Krupa

Director of Photography