Three Kings (TV series)
Appearance
Three Kings | |
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Genre | Action War drama[1] |
Written by | Ondřej Vogeltanz |
Directed by | Karel Kachyňa |
Starring | Vladimír Javorský Karel Heřmánek Jan Vlasák Josef Carda Valérie Zawadská |
Country of origin | Czech Republic |
Original language | Czech |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Running time | 49 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Česká televize |
Release | 1998 |
Three kings (Czech: Tři králové) is Czech war series that was aired in 1998. It is loosely based on story of members of resistance organization Obrana národa who were known as Three Kings. This group consisted of Josef Balabán, Václav Morávek and Josef Mašín.[2]
Cast
- Vladimír Javorský - Václav Morávek - Main protagonist of series and the youngest of three. He was known as a Religious gunslinger or Leon. His personal motto is: I believe in God and in my pistols. He is active longer time than his fellows. In the end of the series he is surrounded by enemies and kills himself after a desperate fight with Germans who outnumbered him.
- Karel Heřmánek - Josef Mašín - Another member of the group. He is the only member who has family. He is later captured and tortured.
- Jan Vlasák - Josef Balabán - The oldest member and the leader of the group. He is later captured and executed.
- Josef Carda - Paul Holm - Agent who gives information to Three Kings.
- Valérie Zawadská - Evelyna Sekotová - Woman who hides the group and love interest of Morávek. She is a photographer.
- Ljuba Krbová- Zdena Mašínová - Wife of Josef Mašín.
- Jan Hrušínský - Major - Resistance member who is in touch with Three Kings.
- David Matásek| - Frajer - Resistance member who acts as Morávek's adjutant.
- Michal Dlouhý - Fredy - Resistance member who is a signalman that helps Three kings to communicate with London.
Episodes
List of episodes:[3]
- Depeše pro Londýn (Dispatch for London)
- Nosiči vody (Water Bearers)
- Přívěsek (Bangle)
- Náhradní spojení (Spare contact)
- Na dně (At the bottom)
- Zrada (Betrayal)
- Pobožný střelec (Religious Gunslinger)