Originally published in 1865, the novel's plot was inspired by Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet, and is set in Turopolje after the recent abolition of Bach's absolutism, i.e. when the Croats in the Habsburg Monarchy began to exercise political rights that long had been denied to them.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Drago KrčaPlemeniti Ištvanić | Plemeniti Ištvanić |
 Boris BuzančićVelečasni | Velečasni |
| RRenata JurkovićJelica | Jelica |
 Zlatko VitezPlemeniti Vlatko Ferketić | Plemeniti Vlatko Ferketić |
| DDanko LjuštinaPlemeniti Miškec Bedeniković | Plemeniti Miškec Bedeniković |
| AAngel PalaševŠtefić | Štefić |
 Zlatko MadunićKomeš | Komeš |
| OOlga PivacSluškinja | Sluškinja |
| BBoris FestiniPlemeniti | Plemeniti |
| ZZlatko CrnkovićPlemeniti | Plemeniti |
| DDamir MejovšekPlemeniti | Plemeniti |
 Zvonimir TorjanacPlemeniti | Plemeniti |
| PPetar BuntićKočijaš (uncredited) | Kočijaš (uncredited) |