Cinderella

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1944

Production year

1944

Runtime

4 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale, promotional

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Popelka

Czech title

Popelka

English title

Cinderella

Protectorate parallel title

Aschenbrödel

Summary

A commercial promoting gaskets and packing produced by the Kovotěs Hošický and Pešek Czech company.

Synopsis

Cinderella is cleaning at the castle of her evil stepmother who is jealous of her beauty. A storm and strong winds rage outside. An evil spirit – draught – appears behind the window, sneaks into the castle through the window and begins to trouble Cinderella's work. The draught is followed by rain from the leaking window. A good fairy sends the desperate Cinderella a knight Kovotěs [Gasket], clad in armour, to protect her. The knight indeed saves Cinderella from the evil draught – the girl turns into a modern woman whose comfort in her flat is protected against draught and rain by Kovotěs packing.

Note

A copy of an identical film entitled A Fairy-Tale About Cinderella survived. It differs from the given copy by the form of the opening titles and some shots.

Crew and creators

Production info

Original Title

Popelka

Czech Title

Popelka

English Title

Cinderella

Protectorate Parallel Title

Aschenbrödel

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale, promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1944

Production Year

1944

Production specifications

date of censorship 8 February 1944 (bez predikátu)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945

Premiere

premiere 02/1944 /suitable for youths/

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Josef Koza

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

4 min

Original length in metres

114 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech, German