The Potatoes

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1947

Production year

1947

Runtime

5 min

Category

film

Genre

agitprop, agitprop

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Film state

lost film

Original title

Brambory

Czech title

Brambory

English title

The Potatoes

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Commentary

Crew and creators

Screenplay

Ludvík Toman

Commentary by

Ludvík Toman

Director of Photography

Josef Rudolf Zika

Art Director

Karel Zeman

Sound Designer

Miroslav Prokeš

Animation

Karel Zeman

Production Manager

Vojtěch Červený

Production info

Original Title

Brambory

Czech Title

Brambory

English Title

The Potatoes

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

agitprop, agitprop

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1947

Production Year

1947

Production specifications

date of censorship 23 October 1947 (konec povolení k promítání 23. 10. 1952)
date of censorship 11 January 1950 (konec povolení k promítání 11. 1. 1955)

Premiere

premiere 1948 /suitable for youths/
renewed premiere 10 February 1950 /suitable for youths/ (kino Máj, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Creative Group

Výrobní skupina Vojtěcha Červeného, Vojtěch Červený (šéf výrobní skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

5 min

Original length in metres

120 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Animation technique

puppet, combined (technique), documentary

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech