It is based on the 1894 book Ancient Bohemian Legends by Alois Jirásek.
After the completion of Prince Bayaya in 1950, Trnka was praised by the communist regime of Czechoslovakia, and asked to make more films.
He planned to make an adaptation of Don Quixote, but was rejected for the theme being too cosmopolitan.
[2] The film has a complex story with many characters and features complicated scenes both to stage and animate.
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