A Night at Karlstein [SEP] director
A Night at Karlstein
A Night at Karlstein () is a 1974 Czechoslovak musical film directed by Zdeněk Podskalský, based on an 1884 play by Jaroslav Vrchlický.
Cast.
Cast Film.
- Charles IV ... Vlastimil Brodský
- Elisabeth of Pomerania ... Jana Brejchová
- Arnošt of Pardubice ... Karel Höger
- Peter I of Cyprus ... Waldemar Matuška
- Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria ... Miloš Kopecký
- Burgrave ... Jaroslav Marvan
- Mrs. Ofka ... Slávka Budínová
- Alena ... Daniela Kolářová
has been portrayed in art, such as in Noc na Karlštejně (A Night at Karlstein). She does not seem to have wielded any political influence, however: she was tormented by the fact that Charles preferred his children from his former marriage, but was unable to change his mind.
Widowhood.
After her husband's death at 29 November 1378 in Prague, Elizabeth's stepson Wenceslaus IV, son of Charles's previous wife, ascended the throne. Elisabeth then cared for her own two sons, mainly the