Sheperds Wife

Sheperds Wife

1972 · 79 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, TV Movie

Television film based on the classic Slovak drama by Ivan Stodola. The theme of the play is the return of a supposedly dead man. The Ondrej-Eva-Mišo relationship triangle will only be solved by the death of one of them.

Directed by Karol L. Zachar · Written by Karol L. Zachar

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