Animation ·History · Czechoslovakia · 1953 · 1h 31m

Old Czech Legends

Staré pověsti české

Old Czech Legends poster
Director
Jiří Trnka
Cast
Zdeněk Štěpánek as Narrator (voice) Karel Höger as Narrator (voice) Václav Vydra as Narrator (voice) Eduard Kohout as Narrator (voice) Růžena Nasková as Narrator (voice) Otomar Krejča as Narrator (voice)
Crew
Ludvík Hájek — Director of Photography Emanuel Franek — Director of Photography Helena Lebdušková — Editor Václav Trojan — Original Music Composer Jiří Trnka — Screenplay Jiří Brdečka — Screenplay
Synopsis

A monumental piece of art bringing the heroes of the ancient Czech myths back to life. The picture consists of seven parts: Cech the Forefather, Bivoj, Libuse, Premysl, Girls War, Horymir, Lucka War.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookpuppetstop motionczech history
Key Collaborators
Jiří Trnka Director Ludvík Hájek Director of Photography Emanuel Franek Director of Photography Helena Lebdušková Editor Václav Trojan Original Music Composer Jiří Trnka Screenplay Jiří Brdečka Screenplay Jiří Trnka Story Miloš Václav Kratochvíl Story Jiří Brdečka Story
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