It happened during the reign of King Vladislav Jagiellon: the rebellious knight Dalibor is sentenced to death. An attempt to free him fails. This underappreciated transcription of Smetana's opera surprises with its fresh originality, even compared to much later attempts to translate musical-dramatic works to the screen.
Key credits listed on this page include Václav Krška, Jaroslav Beránek, Josef Wenzig, Václav Bednář, Karel Fiala, Věra Heroldová, Přemysl Kočí, and Josef Celerin.