Three Veterans (Tři veteráni / Tri veterani 1984) Czech DVD English subtitles

T\u0159i veter\u00E1niWritten (and starring) by the legendary actor/writer Zdenek Sverak (Empties, Kolja etc etc) from the motifs by Jan Werich (Fimfarum).\n\nThis movie is one of the best tales ever filmed in former Czechoslovakia.\nIt\nis a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night\nspent\ncamping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish\nbrothers. Each of the veterans is given a magic item - one gets magic harp\nthat provides him with servants by wish, other one endless pouch of gold\nand\nthe last one owns magic hat that can create all the staff excluding money\nand people.\n\nThese three guys travel, enjoy their newly acquired treasures until the\ntime\nwhen Bumbac fells in love when he spots a picture of princess Bosana at\nher\ncountry's border. But king, his advisor and even the princess herself are\nso\ngreedy of veterans' magic items, they decide to demand them as a dowry.\nWhen\nthey put their hands on harp and pouch, veterans are.