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Old Czech Legends (1953) [N/A]

Featuring:
Zdenek Stepánek, Eduard Kohout, Karel Höger

Written by:
Alois Jirásek
Jirí Brdecka
Jirí Trnka

Directed by:
Jirí Trnka


Release Date:
September 11, 1953

Original Title:
Staré pověsti české

Alternate Titles:
Alte böhmische Sagen
Ancient Czech Myths
Gamla tjeckiska sägner
Høvdingen Tjekke
Stare czeskie legendy
Vecchie leggende ceche
Vechi legende cehesti
Velhas Lendas Tchecas
Vieilles légendes tchèques
Viejas leyendas
Viejas leyendas checas
Старинни чешки предания
チェコの古代伝説

Genres:
Animation | History

Production Companies:
Loutkový film Praha

Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia

Ratings / Certifications:
SE: Btl 

Runtime: 91

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Overview from Open Movies

Excellent stop-motion animation film from one of the best Czech filmmakers, Jirí Trnka. It tells the ancient story of Bohemia, how it was founded by Czech, the Forefather, and a series of legendary episodes of heroes, queens and kings, inspired in a book by Alois Jirásek compiling the Czech myths.

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Rankings and Honors

Old Czech Legends (1953) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.2/10

Performers

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Production

Animation:
Josef Kluge
Stanislav Látal
Jan Karpaš
Bohuslav Šrámek
Břetislav Pojar
František Braun
Zdeněk Hrabě

Art Designer:
Jiří Trnka

Assistant Production Manager:
Erna Kmínková

Book:
Alois Jirásek

Conductor:
Jan Kühn
Otakar Pařík

Director:
Jiří Trnka

Director of Photography:
Ludvík Hájek
Emanuel Franek

Editor:
Helena Lebdušková

Original Music Composer:
Václav Trojan

Production Manager:
Jaroslav Možíš
Vojen Masník
Vladimír Janovský

Screenplay:
Jiří Trnka
Jiří Brdečka

Sound:
Emanuel Formánek
Josef Zavadil
Emil Poledník

Sound Effects:
Antonín Jedlička
Karel Mann

Story:
Jiří Trnka
Miloš Václav Kratochvíl
Jiří Brdečka

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