Good King Wenceslas--Joan Fontaine, Stefanie Powers, Perry King

Joan Fontaine made her last acting appearance in this 1994 drama based on the "Good King Wenceslas" Christmas carol. Co-starring are Jonathan Brandis, Stefanie Powers and Perry King.

[@Marygs11]

what can be said ? Jonathan was such a good actor. and so good looking. he is missed.

[@morganmom6143]

People stereotyped him because he seemed like a girl people claim that he looks like a girl which is not exactly true he's so good-looking and handsome I don't care what he looks his death is so sad

[@carlyshuman5189]

I know I miss Jonathan too I grew up watching his movies he even inspired me to learn karate and drama

[@rodanthompson2931]

Was Joan's personal assistant on this film... What a beautiful castle we were filming at. Jonathan was just the nicest guy..and Perry King the coolest...

[@TheRutzen]

my God!! I'm super fa of joan fontaine and it will be possible to tell me how she was personally?

[@karenhall4645]

I LOVE this movie and my sister and I were SO in love with Jonathan Brandis. It's a shame what happened to him, he was actually a very good actor.

[@robertandhollyscorpiofan2697]

Sadly, being ‘good’ isn’t always enough. Stefanie Powers was also in this movie, she struggled for 20 years before getting ‘Hart to Hart,’ which made her ‘known’…at 37 years old!

[@SnowQueen516]

Dear Jonathan, you have no idea how you shined. You still shine for me. Thank you. ❤

[@wrxstigoabs]

Cool movie - authentic Czech medieval castles and great costumes. Also a great collection actors and a surprise to see teen heartthrob Jonathan Brandis playing the lead role of Wenceslas, a role very different to the one he played in SeaQuest 2032, the role that garnered him the most fame. So sad to see such obvious talent ended in such tragic circumstances. He was a very dashing Prince!

[@MariaM-gm2xx]

Thank you so much for posting this movie! I remember loving it when it was originally aired. I wish ABC would release this movie on DVD format. I miss a good movie that has a great cast of people.

[@sunshinemoore7717]

One of the most beautiful movies ever written and performed ❣️ Jonathan Brandis will always be the King Wenceslas that lives on in our hearts 💘 The cast and everybody did a wonderful job. Truly a Classic💙 I only had hoped that I could one day buy this movie and it would become available for purchase online. If you have not watched It, please do so, you will not regret it💟

[@swastikausa]

its good king wenceslas actually and youre right. this is so sublime.

[@joerivas9847]

I got a copy a couple of months back . TERRIBLE quality.

[@sunshinemoore7717]

@@joerivas9847 I'm sorry to hear that 😢 Where did you get yours? Its really a great movie 💓

[@karenhall4645]

Up until earlier this year I was still able to watch the VHS copy which I had taped off TV when the movie premiered. Unfortunately, several months ago my VCR just stopped working, so I only have this KZbin version now.

[@sunshinemoore7717]

@@karenhall4645 That sucks 😞 I'm so sorry, I know how it's feels when one of my favorite VCR tapes breaks or goes bad. I wish they would release this movie on DVD, so we could all buy it 😭 especially since it's one of my favorites of Jonathan's movies 💙 it's such a good movie

[@10JMV]

I saw most of this movie in 1994. Being a child bedtime curfew never got to see the rest. To my knowledge wasn't on TV a second. I only recently realized I remembered faces of specific people and two scenes...lucky me that I have a love for ladyhawke which helped me find this. Yes the music does overpower the audio. Lucky to just have VHS here on KZbin. Its not available anywhere I've looked online. Thank you for making this movie available

[@hopegrimsley3427]

I remember when this debuted on the Family Channel in 1994. While it was on our TV, I was too preoccupied with my new “Don’t Wake Daddy” game to pay attention. Jonathan Brandis was very attractive. May he Rest In Peace.

[@karenhall4645]

I have to admit I only watched the movie because of Jonathan Brandis, but it actually turned out to be very good. My sister was not home so I taped it off the television for her, and I still have a player that will play that VHS. I don't think it's ever been released commercially.😕

[@rayannenogueira9705]

OMG, this is subtitled in my language! I searched the entire internet and found no trace of this movie, I was already prepared to watch it without understanding anything. Thank you very much!

[@babblesandbubbles]

Holy moly, I haven't seen this in ages! A few things come to mind... 1st, family movies back then were far more mature then they are now. 2nd, it's still terrible to know how miserable Jonathan brandis really was and 3rd, I never realized as a kid in the 90's just how good of an actor he really was.

[@lemonsrx]

Thank you for posting this

[@darci7937]

I love Jonathan with all of my heart

[@scwheeler24]

My favorite Christmas movie. I sure wish someone would clean it up and sell. Just a wonderful movie

[@TonyDanger]

I totally recorded this to VHS when it aired. RIP JGB!

[@chandralaird6991]

Lol, I did to

[@gigischuster3078]

Loved this movie and got it on video tape when it aired thanks to a friend of mine. Unfortunately its such a good movie, but alas after what happened to JB 😢and he didn’t want to be as the one said affiliated to this for some reason its as if its been loss to the the archives of time till now. Glad youtube hasn't blocked it. This was a Christmas movie I cherished amd grew up with. Its sad with how people believed back then stars could handle anything and everything, yet they forget stars are just as fragile and human as their fans, and back then the support for mental health care and awareness to help including for young stars just wasn't there.

[@ElenaGeorge1]

Thanks for posting! Never found it anywhere until now.

[@aeichler]

This is the only copy I ever found.

[@AD-yi3qz]

Thank you so much for posting this great movie.

[@timothybryan1431]

thank you for the movie. it has been years since I last saw it

[@swastikausa]

happy wenceslas day from ireland to bohemia.

[@yasminmendieta8071]

Bello film. Exelentes actores., gracias por subirla ¡¡Super!!!

[@debbyfazfphotography]

My favorite Christmas movie!

[@stevers62]

Wow! Joan Fontaine in 1994? How could I have missed this? Thanks much!

[@CYNLAGASCA]

+stevers62 Me, too! Joan Fontaine is my idol!

[@itsfuckingciaraaaa4911]

he is so adorable like I didn’t even knowww he existeddd.😭😭🥺

[@jiminly1158]

gosh i love Jonathan sm 💕💕

[@LadyMorganLavon]

I loved this movie!! I have a recorded vhs copy but no way to watch it! it use to be in my holiday movie collection

[@karenhall4645]

I actually still have a VCR that works so I watch my VHS copy at least once around Christmas. Finding it on KZbin so I can listen at work is a plus.

[@TheAaronFreeze]

I have a Family Channel Promo VHS copy of this movie and I haven't been able to find it anywhere else for many years now

[@darci7937]

wait he’s actually so good at a Brit accent

[@larissabellinii]

Jonathan Brandis, my eternal love 😍

[@birlemzzy]

Thanks for the translation

[@keishahill9496]

Love this movie and haven't seen it in a very long time. Jonathan Brandis was one of my favorite actors and it's sad what happened to him. The only thing about this movie playing here is sometimes the music is over powering with what the actors are saying.

[@celticwarrior184]

I loved this movie when I was little! Too bad the full history Wenceslas is a lot more depressing & doesn't have a happy ending.

[@Fairytale4444]

Jonathan is Amazinggg ❤❤❤

[@camrynwinn1177]

Jonathan sounds so much older in this omll

[@smophie6260]

Camryn Winn he had a real deep, mature voice When I heard him for the first time i was kinda shook I wasn’t expecting his voice to be so low But i like it💖

[@wrxstigoabs]

He was 17 when it was filmed so yeah a deeper voice than earlier movies and shows for sure but same as in SeaQuest

[@MeganMullally-k4s]

Stefanie Powers woo hoo 🎉

[@heathernielsen6186]

How did you get this film? I want it on DVD so badly

[@maggieariel6139]

Ainda choro quando o vejo

[@birlemzzy]

Sofremos

[@MilTacticsandStuff]

This is such an interesting movie for a film without a budget. It's too bad this lapsed into obscurity thanks to the the age of special effects.

[@birlemzzy]

Eu o amo tanto

[@ScarDragon]

If I recall correctly (and it's been a LONG time), I heard Jonathan Brandis hated this movie and didn't want to be associated with it (why I don't know because I was a huge fan of his, I really liked this movie and he won an award for it). I assumed at the time that's why it was so hard to find even 1-2 years after it aired. I could be wrong of course, but this is just how I remember it.

[@karenhall4645]

Whatever happened to the people who used to make good movies like this. Most of the Christmas TV movies in the last couple of years are just not very good.

[@swastikausa]

happy wenceslas day everyone

[@GreenAshR47]

Looks like this was shot on videotape, and edited in a couple of place to look like film? Not a criticism mind you. It's kinda cool in fact.

[@buttfungusgotmedown]

It's nostalgic actually, i grew up watching this on VHS for years

[@Brandisvfx]

Because this is a 90s flim.

[@baybeegalkk]

Skip to 04:51 for Jon

[@darci7937]

26:29 54:56 1:00:56 1:13:40 1:28:24 1:29:37

[@Mike-nx5bm]

What a good king who prevails ,and what happened to the evil queen???😅

[@robertalpy]

Boleslaus the Bad who had his brother Wenceslaus murdered . Which led to his posthumous rise to the rank of king and to christian maryter. His brother and nother were pagans and the mother instigated the assassination. With family like that.....

[@mariadelga3848]

Alan Eichler Apology, you could raise this movie in Spanish ... please, or subtitle in spanish, please

[@aeichler]

It has Spanish subtitles if you can bring them up. Let me know if you have a problem.

[@christinesmyth7785]

@@aeichler thank You Mr. Eichler for this show. I love movies like this one. I also like the story of Jan Huss, William Tyndale, and John Wycliffe. These were wonderful examples of what truth brings people to do, through God's word and grace. Thanks again

[@asharamirez6945]

im sorry but i was like 100% going to watch it but then i just heard from my friend that he kisses somebody so like that sucks 😒 i mean like ik jon is like 🥴 and stuff but i get nauseous when i see him kiss somebody so im going to pass and watch seaquest or ladybugs or sidekicks or it or any other if his movies so like bye ig 😔

[@amarimorris1653]

Don't let the kissing it to you bro 😉

[@abigailflood6209]

Just skip that part then 😂

[@naniswain23]

He is mine 😜😜😜

[@veronicajourneysaga7218]

Still don’t understand why they killed him. Could someone please explain

[@edennis8578]

juan rodriguez He committed suicide.

[@leithamcminn4748]

Didn't his brother kill him?

[@smophie6260]

Don’t know if you are referring to the actor (Jonathan Brandis) Or his character?

[@romanjancura9651]

If you refer on Wenceslau, it had many reasons: Bohemia was on brink of civil war as he was not able to effective rule over chieftains and various warlords, Bohemia was paying tribute to Holy Roman Empire and German King Henry the Fowler, Wenceslau was incapable ruler. After Boleslau coup, Boleslau killed most of chieftains and dispersed their tribes and eliminated warlords, which consolidated power of Premyslid dynasty over Bohemia. He later stop paying tribute to German King Otto (son of Henry), conquered and secured Kiev trade routes, initiated early silver mining and builded strong economic and political base for Bohemia. But because of fratricide, he is very controversial.

[@edennis8578]

@@romanjancura9651 Bullshit. Bohemia had been divided between Wenceslas and Boleslav; Boleslav had Wenceslas murdered so that he could rule the entire territory. Where did you learn your history? Boleslav wasn't called Boleslav the Cruel for nothing. Wenceslas was beloved by his people; Boleslav was hated. Scrooge was a good businessman, too, but that didn't make him leadership material. Wenceslas made a treaty where yes, he paid tribute in order to buy peace, but so had the kings of England and France (danegeld). It didn't make the kings of England and France bad rulers, either.

[@eugenedowns2563]

Joan Fontaine didn't exactly finish her career on a high note.

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

Do most actor's finish on a high note though? I'm afraid not. In a 1991 Spanish interview (also on youtube) Joan stated that she was done with acting either on-screen or the stage. Apparently Joan took this film to pay for earthquake damage to her home. Her last on screen performance had been in 1986 for television.

[@eugenedowns2563]

@@Garsons-oq4lh Interesting! Did not know the background of her decision to make this film. Thanks for the insight! She was certainly forthright, in addition to being a great talent. Totally agree with you about many actors, particularly women, finishing their careers in lesser projects. Bette Davis ("Wished Stepmother") and Joan Crawford ("Trog") are major examples.

[@texan903]

By this time, Joan had won the Oscar and was nominated two other times. She had done work on television and stage, became a hole in one golfer, a ballooninst, a chef, a fisherwoman, a pilot, and an author. Acting was the least of her concerns. As noted by another commenter, Joan wanted to pay cash for her roof damages.

[@romanjancura9651]

I am mostly fascinating that this **** was also produced with Czechs. It do not have anything common with Czech history.

[@edennis8578]

Of course it does. Slovakia and Bohemia were the two halves of the country when it was Czechoslovakia. My mother's family came from the Bohemian side of Czechoslovakia. Much of the extended family emigrated here about 100 years ago. My grandfather, as patriarch, went back to Czechoslovakia every couple of years to take care of family business, since many relations remained in the old country.

[@edennis8578]

Also, Bohemia was the original country that was known as the Czech lands. The Czech language has always been spoken in Bohemia, and the Bohemian people called themselves Czech, or Čech.

[@edennis8578]

My Czech grandfather from Bohemia. billiongraves.com/grave/Cyprian-Konecny/11249669

[@ellery2]

@@chiara1194 None.. this sculpture is modern/experimental art.

[@michaelwhisman7623]

He was not such a good King in reality. Also, he is one of my grandfathers. I never count Gs.

[@Enkabard]

For anyone curios, average rating for this movie in Bohemia is 1.8 / 10, lol they hate it so much

[@elizabeths4371]

some serious overacting by Stephanie Powers🥸