King of the Sumava
1959, Czech. Directed by Karel Kachyňa.
A movie about Czechoslovak border guards trying to arrest the famous escapee called "King of the Sumava".
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Karel KachyňaDirector
- Radovan LukavskýLt. Vaclav Kot
- Jiří ValaConstable Karel Zeman
- Jiřina ŠvorcováMarie Rysová
- Jaroslav Marvanmanager of the financial guard Beran
- Stanislav RemundaPavel Rys
- Miloslav HolubPolesný
- Jiří HolýGalapetr
- Ilja Prachařdistrict commander of the SNB Burda
- Eva JirouškováRihová
- Rudolf JelínekCikánek
- Milan HolubářZácek
- Vladimír MenšíkBuryska
Details
- Released
- 25 December 1959
- Original title
- Král Šumavy
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Rudolf Kalčík, František A. Dvořák, Karel Kachyňa
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King of the Sumava runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Which OTT platform is King of the Sumava on?
King of the Sumava isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 December 1959. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like King of the Sumava?
If you liked King of the Sumava, try I Am David, The Warrior, True Grit.
Who directed King of the Sumava?
King of the Sumava (1959) was directed by Karel Kachyňa and stars Radovan Lukavský, Jiří Vala, Jiřina Švorcová.