The Tin Drum
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1936Production year
1936Runtime
4 minCategory
filmGenre
promotionalTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Tluče bubeníčekCzech title
Tluče bubeníčekEnglish title
The Tin DrumSummary
A commercial promoting Hellada soap.
Synopsis
A factory is as busy as a bee and the siren on its roof controls all the work. The machines are rolling; the final products are packed and loaded onto trucks. Felix the Cat appears and pastes the label of the soap Hellada on every product. The crowds of freshly packed soaps march through a village and city streets, singing: "Hellada is cleanness, Hellada is health!" Then they walk into all houses.
Note
The commercial features a character inspired by the protagonist of the popular American cartoon, Felix the Cat. Filming the commercial employed the Gasparcolor system. This part is identical with the second half of black and white combined duplicate negative.
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Director
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Music
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Production info
Original Title
Tluče bubeníček
Czech Title
Tluče bubeníček
English Title
The Tin Drum
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
promotional
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1936
Production Year
1936
Production specifications
date of censorship 04/1936
Premiere
premiere 04/1936 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
4 min
Original length in metres
100 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
cartoon
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
colour, black & white
Sound
sound
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
