The Little Swineherd

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1957

Production year

1957

Runtime

14 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Pasáček vepřů

Czech title

Pasáček vepřů

English title

The Little Swineherd

English parallel title

The Pig Shepherd

Commentary

Crew and creators

Based on

Hans Christian Andersen (Pasáček vepřů – pohádka)

Screenplay

Jiří Cikrl, Jarmila Šnejdárková, Hermína Týrlová

Commentary by

Milan Kundera (verše)

Director of Photography

Míla Bráníková, Jiří Kolín

Art Director

Ludvík Kadleček (návrhy loutek a dekorace), Václav Dobrovolný (návrhy loutek a dekorace)

Film Editor

Dana Halašková

Animation

Hermína Týrlová (pohyb loutek), Jan Dudešek (pohyb loutek), Václav Dobrovolný (pohyb loutek)

Production Manager

Dušan Schaffer

Music

Music Composed by

Zdeněk Liška

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)

Production info

Original Title

Pasáček vepřů

Czech Title

Pasáček vepřů

English Title

The Little Swineherd

English Parallel Title

The Pig Shepherd

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1957

Production Year

1957

Production specifications

projection approval 5 June 1958

Premiere

premiere 7 November 1958 /suitable for youths/ (kino Čas /1 týden/, Praha)

Distribution slogan

no caption

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

14 min

Original length in metres

385 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Animation technique

puppet

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech