A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Jiří Trnka
Birthplace:
Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko
Born:
February 24, 1912
Died:
December 30, 1969
A graduate of Prague's School of Arts and Crafts, in 1936 he created a puppet theater, which was disbanded after the outbreak of WWII. During the war he designed stage sets and illustrated children's books. In 1945 he set up an animation unit with several collaborators at the Prague film studio; they called the unit "Trick Brothers." Trnka specialized in puppet animation, a traditional Czech art form, of which he became the undisputed master. He also created animated cartoons, but it was his puppet animation that made him an internationally recognized artist and the winner of film festival awards at Venice and elsewhere. He wrote the scripts for most of his own films.
Art Designer:
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1964 Lemonade Joe
Art Direction:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
Book:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
1976 About the Thick Fog
1977 How to Catch a Tiger
Costume Design:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1952 The Emperor and the Golem
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Jan Žižka
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1957 Against All
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
1976 About the Thick Fog
1977 How to Catch a Tiger
Director:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1951 The Merry Circus
1952 The Emperor and the Golem
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Jan Žižka
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1956 The Good Soldier Schweik
1957 Against All
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
1976 About the Thick Fog
1977 How to Catch a Tiger
Editor:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1951 The Merry Circus
1952 The Emperor and the Golem
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Jan Žižka
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1956 The Good Soldier Schweik
1957 Against All
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
1976 About the Thick Fog
1977 How to Catch a Tiger
Graphic Designer:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1951 The Merry Circus
1952 The Emperor and the Golem
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Jan Žižka
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1956 The Good Soldier Schweik
1957 Against All
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
1976 About the Thick Fog
1977 How to Catch a Tiger
Idea:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1951 The Merry Circus
1952 The Emperor and the Golem
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Jan Žižka
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1956 The Good Soldier Schweik
1957 Against All
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
1976 About the Thick Fog
1977 How to Catch a Tiger
Screenplay:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1951 The Merry Circus
1952 The Emperor and the Golem
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Jan Žižka
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1956 The Good Soldier Schweik
1957 Against All
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
1976 About the Thick Fog
1977 How to Catch a Tiger
Story:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1951 The Merry Circus
1952 The Emperor and the Golem
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Jan Žižka
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1956 The Good Soldier Schweik
1957 Against All
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
1976 About the Thick Fog
1977 How to Catch a Tiger
Supervising Art Director:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1951 The Merry Circus
1952 The Emperor and the Golem
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Jan Žižka
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1956 The Good Soldier Schweik
1957 Against All
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
1976 About the Thick Fog
1977 How to Catch a Tiger
Writer:
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946 Springman and the SS
1947 Capek's Tales
1947 Liška a džbán
1947 Míša Kulička
1947 The Animals and the Brigands
1947 The Czech Year
1947 The Gift
1949 Song of the Prairie
1949 Story of the Bass Cello
1949 The Devil's Mill
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale
1951 Prince Bayaya
1951 The Gingerbread House
1951 The Golden Fish
1951 The Merry Circus
1952 The Emperor and the Golem
1953 Old Czech Legends
1954 A Drop Too Much
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955 Jan Hus
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955 The Hurvinek Circus
1955 Two Little Frosts
1956 Jan Žižka
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956 Spejbl on the Trail
1956 The Good Soldier Schweik
1957 Against All
1957 Paraplíčko
1959 A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959 Bomb Mania
1959 Why UNESCO?
1960 The Midnight Adventure
1961 Passion
1962 Zlý jelen
1963 Cybernetic Grandma
1964 Lemonade Joe
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965 The Hand
1966 Joy of Love
1976 About the Thick Fog
1977 How to Catch a Tiger
???? Velryba - Abyrlev
Book:
1974 Zahrada
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