The Ninth Heart (1979)
Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is stricken with a strange illness. Unknown to Martin or anyone else, the princess is actually under the spell of the powerful magician Andlobrandini, who is preparing a rejuvenating elixir made from the blood of nine men's hearts.
- Released
- 1979-04-13
- Genres
- Fantasy, Horror
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Juraj Herz, Josef Hanzlík, Juraj Herz
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 16 votes
Cast
- Ondřej Pavelka as Martin
- Anna Maľová as Tončka
- Julie Jurištová as Princess Adriena
- Josef Kemr as Tončka's Father
- Juraj Kukura as Count Aldobrandini
- František Filipovský as Jester
- Přemysl Kočí as Grand Duke
- Růžena Rudnická as Grand Duchess
- Lubomír Černík as Police Councillor
- Josef Somr as Guard Hetman
- Jan Přeučil as Ferryman
- Augustín Kubán as Ferryman