The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1943

Production year

1942—1943

Runtime

11 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Čarodějův učeň

Czech title

Čarodějův učeň

English title

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Protectorate parallel title

Der Zauberlehrling

Summary

An adaptation of the poem of the same name by J. W. Goethe abou tan inexperienced sorcerer's apprentice.

Synopsis

The story takes place in medieval Prague. An apprentice peeks at a magic book over his master's shoulder. As soon as the sorcerer leaves, he uses a spell to animate a broom and makes it bring water from a nearby river instead of him having to carry it. The inexperienced youth, however, cannot either control or stop the magic and the bewitched broom gradually floods the house with water. Only the returning master can halt the supernatural power and he brings the house back to order.

Note

Animating the film employed the Kinox systém (the models for the animato characters were created by Jan Konstantin and Elena Tanasco). Information about the censorship proceedings did not survive. The film maybe was not submitted for censorship and shown in cinemas.

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Richard Dillenz

Based on

Johann Wolfgang Goethe (Čarodějův učeň /Der Zauberlehrling/ – báseň)

Director of Photography

Vladimír Novotný

Animation

Čeněk Duba, Stanislav Látal, Boris Masník, kolektiv AFIT

Production Manager

Zdeněk Reimann

Cooperation

kolektiv AFIT, Elena Tanasco (model pro animaci oživlého koštěte), Jan Konstantin (model pro animaci čarodějova učně)

Music

Music Composed by

František Škvor

Music Performed by

Pražské dechové kvinteto (Music Conducted by Václav Smetáček), Peškovo kvarteto, Otakar Zich ml. /violoncello/

Production info

Original Title

Čarodějův učeň

Czech Title

Čarodějův učeň

English Title

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Protectorate Parallel Title

Der Zauberlehrling

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1943

Production Year

1942—1943

Production specifications

date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře

Premiere

premiere neproběhla

Distribution slogan

no caption

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Laboratories

Pragfilm

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

11 min

Original length in metres

333 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Versions

Czech, German

Dialogue languages

without dialogue, German, sung

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

German