The Merry Circus
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1951Production year
1951Premiere
1951Runtime
12 minDirector
Jiří TrnkaCategory
filmGenre
slapstickTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Veselý cirkusCzech title
Veselý cirkusEnglish title
The Merry CircusWorking title
Cirkus
Photos
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Art Director
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Animation
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)
Production info
Original Title
Veselý cirkus
Czech Title
Veselý cirkus
English Title
The Merry Circus
Working Title
Cirkus
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
slapstick
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1951
Production Year
1951
Production specifications
date of censorship 18 July 1951 (konec povolení k promítání 18. 7. 1956)
Premiere
premiere 1951 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
12 min
Original length in metres
384 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Animation technique
cut-out, combined (technique)
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
Festival: 1. mezinárodní festival dokumentárních a experimentálních filmů Montevideo
1954
Montevideo / Uruguay
Vítěz
Event: 7. ročník Melièsových cen
1952
Paříž / France
Vítěz
Festival: 6. mezinárodní filmový festival Edinburgh
1952
Edinburgh / Great Britain
Vítěz
Event: Cena Sdružení francouzských novinářů
1952
Paříž / France
