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Section: Golden Slipper for Special Contribution in Children´s and Youth Cinema
Three Nuts for Cinderella (1973)
When Cinderella's father dies, she's left to the mercy of her step-mother and her daughter. Neither of them like Cinderella and do everything possible to make sure she can't go to the ball where the local prince is to choose a bride. Fate, however, wants more for Cinderella than do the two evil women...
| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Year | 1973 |
| Duration | 85 min |
| Rating | 6 |
| Language | Czech |
| Subtitle | English |
| Directed by | Václav Vorlíček |
| Screenplay | František Pavlíček, Bohumila Zelenková, Václav Vorlíček |
| Director of Photography | Josef Illík |
| Music | Karel Svoboda |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
| Contact | Národní filmový archiv |
Biography
A Czech film director and screenwriter, he graduated in directing from FAMU. He gained fame for his comedy parodies with fantasy and fairy-tale themes, like Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (Kdo chce zabít Jessii?, 1966) and You Are a Widow, Sir! (Pane, vy jste vdova!, 1970). His films Three Wishes for Cinderella (Tři oříšky pro Popelku, 1973), The Prince and the Evening Star (Princ a Večernice, 1978) and the TV series Arabella (1979) also found success.