Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised by strict monk Armin. After years of hardship, Ondrej escapes from the Order when he is wrongly punished, and sets out for his former home. Arriving to discover his father to be dead, Ondrej now not only assumes control of his father's properties, but seeks to marry his former stepmother.
Directed by: František Vláčil
Written by: František Vláčil, Vladimír Körner
Music by: Zdeněk Liška
Starring: Petr Čepek, Jan Kačer, Zdeněk Kryzánek, Věra Galatíková, Miroslav Macháček, Josef Somr, Václav Kotva, Josef Kotapiš, Petr Sedlák, Jana Hlaváčková
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1968-05-17
Runtime: 101 minutes
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