The Millennial Bee

A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry; in the second part, his son is center stage living in a period of socio-political crisis, which ultimately results in the first World War. After originally airing on Czechoslovakian television in 1983 as a four-part 226-minute mini-series, this production received a 163-minute theatrical release in 1984.

Cast

Štefan Kvietik

Samo

Jozef Kroner

Martin Pichanda

Michal Dočolomanský

Valent

Ivana Valešová

Mária

Eva Jakoubková

Kristína

Jana Janovská

Ružena

Štefan Šafárik

Pavol Mikulík

Julo

Milan Kiš

Dropa

Igor Čillík

Svanda