The Clown Magician

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1927

Production year

1927

Premiere

28 October 1927

Runtime

64 min

Category

film

Genre

educational, agitprop

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Film state

lost film

Original title

Kašpárek kouzelníkem

Czech title

Kašpárek kouzelníkem

English title

The Clown Magician

Parallel title

Divotvorný lék

English parallel title

The Magic Medicine

Synopsis

A children's fairytale to promote and popularise the drinking of milk. On the advice of the jester, the dairy-men bring the king milk so that he becomes healthy again.

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Xaver Hnátek

Director of Photography

Jan Stallich

Production Designer

Alois Mecera

Production info

Original Title

Kašpárek kouzelníkem

Czech Title

Kašpárek kouzelníkem

English Title

The Clown Magician

Parallel Title

Divotvorný lék

English Parallel Title

The Magic Medicine

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

educational, agitprop

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1927

Production Year

1927

Premiere

premiere 28 October 1927 /suitable for youths/ (kino Radio, Praha)

Production

Josef Kokeisl

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Josef Kokeisl

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

64 min

Original length in metres

1 820 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech