May Fairy Tale

For the silent film, see The May Fairy.

May Fairy Tale (Czech: Pohádka máje) is a 1940 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra.^[1][2][3]

May Fairy Tale
Directed by	Otakar Vávra
Written by	Otakar Vávra
Based on	Pohádka máje by Vilém Mrštík
Starring	Svatopluk Beneš Nataša Gollová
Cinematography	Ferdinand Pečenka
Edited by	Jan Kohout
Music by	Jiří Srnka
Production company	Elektafilm
Distributed by	Elektafilm
Release date	25 October 1940 (1940-10-25)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

Cast

• Nataša Gollová as Helenka
• Jaroslav Vojta as Helena's father
• Leopolda Dostalová as Helena's aunt Marta
• Svatopluk Beneš as Ríša Gregor
• Theodor Pištěk as Ríša's father
• Marie Blažková as Ríša's mother
• Jaroslav Průcha as Priest
• Vlasta Fabianová as Landlady Křížová