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Dragon's Return

Dragon's Return

by Eduard Grečner1h211967Czechoslovakia
Collection Golden era of Slovak Cinema

A proposition by Slovenský filmový ústav - Slovak Film Institute

Eduard Grečner’s "Dragon’s Return" (1967) brings radical fusion of folklore and experimental modernism.

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This is a ballad about love, hate, and a search for a way out of loneliness. It is a dramatic story about the strange potter, Martin Lepis, nicknamed Dragon, who is suspected by the villagers as the cause of natural disasters. He loses his beloved, his home, and his freedom due to false accusations. After years he returns to his native village. Putting his own life to risk, he saves a herd of cattle from a forest fire in the hills. But not even this heroic deed helps him to win back the friendship of the locals.

Cast and crew
  • Credits

    • Directed by : Eduard Grečner
    • Screenplay : Eduard Grečner
    • Décors : Anton Krajčovič
    • Editor : Bedřich Voděrka
    • Original score : Ilja Zeljenka
    • Producing company : Studio Hraných Filmov Bratislava
    • Image : Vincent Rosinec
    • Son : Ondrej Polomský
  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1967
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Black and White
    • Language : Slovak

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