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The Millennial Bee

The Millennial Bee

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 1, 1984

Runtime

2h 42m

Genres

Comedy, Drama, History

User Score

63%

Original Title

Tisícročná včela

Production Companies

Beta Film, Slovenská filmová tvorba

Director

Juraj Jakubisko

Description

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.