Animation · Czechoslovakia · 1951 · 15m

The Golden Fish

O zlaté rybce

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Director
Jiří Trnka
Cast
Jan Werich as Narrator (voice)
Crew
Emanuel Franek — Director of Photography Josef Vágner — Director of Photography Helena Lebdušková — Editor Jiří Trnka — Screenplay Jan Werich — Screenplay Jan Werich — Story
Synopsis

A poor fisherman catches the golden fish that promises him to fulfil three wishes if he sets her free again. He does so and the fish fulfils two of his three wishes. However, she refuses to fulfil the third one, the last one in which the fisherman’s wife wants to be equal to God.

Mood & Themes
fairy talebased on myths, legends or folklore
Key Collaborators
Jiří Trnka Director Emanuel Franek Director of Photography Josef Vágner Director of Photography Helena Lebdušková Editor Jiří Trnka Screenplay Jan Werich Screenplay Jan Werich Story
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