In a land of two kingdoms - one ruthless under King Vladan’s conquests, the other hidden behind a magical lake and ruled by kindly King Dobromil - Queen of Fire enchants Princess Mariana in living flame to force Dobromil’s hand in ceding the kingdom’s fabled Ruby Heart. Desperate, Dobromil uses a magic ring to summon the ever-jovial Tadeáš from Vladan’s realm; Tadeáš braves the flames, rescues Mariana, and wins her heart, only for their triumph to be threatened once more.
Costume
Fire queen's dramatic flame ensemble screams 2008 Czech TV budget
Acting
Libuše Šafránková brings gravitas to "kindly queen" archetype
Practical Effects
Lake kingdom sets have tangible handmade charm
Director
Zdeněk Zelenka
Martin Kraus
Tadeáš Kokrda
Petra Tenorová
princezna Mariana
Josef Abrhám
král Dobromil
Libuše Šafránková
královna Kristýnka
Michal Slaný
král Vladan
Jitka Schneiderová
královna ohně
Simona Postlerová
královna vod
Svatopluk Skopal
otec Tadeáše
Jitka Smutná
matka Tadeáše
Filip Blažek
velitel Foldyna
Filip Renč
generál Mordyna
Jiří Schwarz
vrchní velitel
Ladislav Gerendáš
strážný v kobce
Ota Jirák
učitel tance
Stanislav Zindulka
kuchař
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Zdeněk Zelenka specialized in Czech television fairy tales during the 2000s, keeping alive a tradition dating to Barrandov Studio's communist-era productions.
Libuše Šafránková was already Czech royalty herself—her Three Wishes for Cinderella made her the nation's definitive fairy-tale princess decades earlier.
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