Prince Bayaya (1951)

Animation
Fantasy
Family

Bayaya, a young peasant, protected by the spirit of his dead mother, arrives at the castle of the King, where he entertains his three daughters. He soon realizes that the three princesses are nagged by evil spirits. The little peasant manages to rid them of them, fights a duel with a wicked lord who wanted to marry one of the three princesses. He finally wins the heart of the youngest sister while saving the soul of his mother who was in purgatory.

Cast

Crew

Director
Jiří Trnka
Screenplay
Jiří Trnka
Screenplay
F František Braun
Screenplay
J Josef Novák
Screenplay
K Karel Sobotka
Original Story
Božena Němcová
Poem
V Vítězslav Nezval
Director of Photography
L Ludvík Hájek
Director of Photography
E Emanuel Franek
Art Direction
Jiří Trnka
Editor
H Helena Lebdušková
Assistant Editor
M Milena Neubauerová
Sound
J Josef Zavadil
Animation
Břetislav Pojar
Animation
J Jan Karpaš
Animation
B Bohuslav Šrámek
Animation
Z Zdeněk Hrabě
Animation
Stanislav Látal
Animation
F František Braun
Production Manager
B Bohumír Buriánek
Conductor
O Otakar Pařík
Conductor
J Jan Kühn
Assistant Production Manager
V Vladimír Janovský
Original Music Composer
V Václav Trojan