The Animals and the Brigands

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1946

Production year

1945—1946

Premiere

12 September 1947

Runtime

9 min

Director

Jiří Trnka

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Zvířátka a petrovští

Czech title

Zvířátka a petrovští

English title

The Animals and the Brigands

Commentary

Crew and creators

Director

Jiří Trnka

Screenstory

Jiří Trnka

Based on

anonym (Zvířátka a loupežníci – lidová pohádka)

Commentary by

František Hrubín

Art Director

Jiří Trnka

Sound Designer

Emil Poledník

Artistic Management

Jiří Trnka

Animation

Boris Masník

Production Manager

Jaroslav Jílovec

Artistic Collaboration

Eduard Hofman

Music

Music Composed by

Oskar Nedbal, Václav Trojan (úprava)

Selected Music

Oskar Nedbal (Z pohádky do pohádky)

Production info

Original Title

Zvířátka a petrovští

Czech Title

Zvířátka a petrovští

English Title

The Animals and the Brigands

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1946

Production Year

1945—1946

Production specifications

start of filming 1945
end of filming 02/1946
date of censorship 30 April 1946 (konec povolení k promítání 30. 4. 1951)
withdrawal from distribution 15 December 1950
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1995

Premiere

premiere 12 September 1947 /suitable for youths/ (kino Lucerna, Praha)
renewed premiere 1 December 1987 /suitable for youths/

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

9 min

Original length in metres

235 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Event: Cena země České za rok 1946

1947
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Jiří Trnka

Vítěz

Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů

1946
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Studio Bratři v triku

Vítěz

Festival: 1. mezinárodní filmový festival Cannes

1946
Cannes / France

Vítěz

Event: Aprobační komise pro schvalování českých filmů

1946
Praha / Czechoslovakia