Frankie Courage

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2002

Production year

2002

Premiere

28 November 2002

Runtime

15 min

Director

Aurel Klimt

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Franta Nebojsa

Czech title

Franta Nebojsa

English title

Frankie Courage

Summary

A horror film on how Frankie gets into a haunted tavern to learn how to fear. The film is based on traditional Czech fairytales about Fearless Johnny .

Commentary

Crew and creators

Director

Aurel Klimt

Based on

Jan Werich (František Nebojsa – z knihy pohádek Fimfárum)

Screenplay

Aurel Klimt

Commentary by

Jan Werich

Director of Photography

Zdeněk Pospíšil

Art Director

Martin Velíšek

Film Editor

Aurel Klimt

Production Manager

Michal Havlík

Music

Music Composed by

Petr Komár Soudek

Production info

Original Title

Franta Nebojsa

Czech Title

Franta Nebojsa

English Title

Frankie Courage

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2002

Production Year

2002

Production specifications

the end of the distribution monopoly 22 December 2027

Premiere

premiere 28 November 2002 /suitable for all ages/ (kino Blaník, Praha)
renewed premiere 22 December 2022 /suitable for all ages without limit/

Distribution slogan

„Fairytales are like chains... they circle the world and connect people from all sides.“ /Jan Werich/ (2002) / The Czech puppet classic is back in cinemas after twenty years. Dusted, digitized! (2022)

Distribution

Falcon (původní 2002), Anifilm Distribution (obnovená 2022)

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

15 min

Distribution carrier

35mm, DCP 2-D, MP4

Animation technique

puppet

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Stereo

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech