A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
December 13, 1970
# of Seasons: 3
# of Episodes: 33
Finale:
February 4, 1979
Creators:
Jindřich Polák
Ota Hofman
Original Title:
Pan Tau
Genres:
Family
Production Companies:
Filmové studio Barrandov
Neue Thalia-Film
SR
WDR
Československá televize
Countries:
DE
Pan Tau always had a gentle expression and a friendly smile, he was elegantly dressed in a stroller, with an umbrella and a white carnation in the lapel. Foremost, he was famous for his magic bowler hat. By tapping on his hat, Pan Tau was able to change his appearance into a puppet, to conjure up miscellaneous objects or to do other magic. His most characteristically behavior is that he would help children who were experiencing some sort of difficulties in-between their dreams and reality, like finding a place for skiing, settling family problems on Christmas, and even give a boy a good time at a fair when he is supposed to have piano lessons. To adults, he usually remained invisible.
Conductor:
František Belfín
Costume Design:
Theodor Pištěk
Costumer:
Zuzana Máchová
Director:
Jindřich Polák
Director of Photography:
Josef Vaniš
Editor:
Zdeněk Stehlík
First Assistant Director:
Zdena Lukášová
Makeup & Hair:
Vladimír Petřina
Original Music Composer:
Jiří Malásek
Jiří Bažant
Vlastimil Hála
Production Manager:
Karel Škop
Jan Šuster
Screenplay:
Ota Hofman
Jindřich Polák
Script:
Ivana Nevolová
Set Decoration:
Ladislav Winkelhöfer
Set Designer:
Jiří Hlupý
Sound:
Milan Novotný
Special Effects:
Jiří Rumler
Story:
Jindřich Polák
Ota Hofman
Unit Production Manager:
Jaroslav Bouček
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