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.

• DirectorFrantišek Vláčil
• Release17 May 1968
• Genre
  Drama / History
• Duration1h 37m
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  7.0
  42 reviews
• Productions

  Filmové studio Barrandov