Why Does the Giraffe Cry?

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1960

Production year

1960

Premiere

20 October 1961

Runtime

9 min

Category

film

Genre

children

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Proč pláče žirafa

Czech title

Proč pláče žirafa

English title

Why Does the Giraffe Cry?

Working title

Kouzelník

Crew and creators

Screenplay

Milan Pavlík

Director of Photography

Antonín Horák

Animation

Jan Dudešek

Production Manager

Dušan Schaffer

Music

Music Composed by

Miloslav Kuba

Music Performed by

FISYO

Production info

Original Title

Proč pláče žirafa

Czech Title

Proč pláče žirafa

English Title

Why Does the Giraffe Cry?

Working Title

Kouzelník

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

children

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1960

Production Year

1960

Production specifications

projection approval 1961

Premiere

premiere 20 October 1961 /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

9 min

Original length in metres

242 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

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Exhibition: 2. dny krátkého filmu Karlovy Vary

1961
Karlovy Vary / Czechoslovakia