The Christmas Dream

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1943

Production year

1943

Premiere

neproběhla

Director

Hermína Týrlová (loutková část), Bořivoj Zeman (hraná část)

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Original title

Vánoční sen

Czech title

Vánoční sen

English title

The Christmas Dream

Protectorate parallel title

Ein Weihnachtstraum

Summary

A little rag boy puppet comes to life in a Christmas-Eve dream of a little girl and tries to amuse and cheer her up.

Note

The negative of the finished film was burnt during a fire at the laboratories in February 1944. It was filmed again by Karel Zeman in collaboration with Bořivoj Zeman. The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Eduard Dubský

otec děvčátka

Crew and creators

Director

Hermína Týrlová (loutková část), Bořivoj Zeman (hraná část)

Screenplay

Bořivoj Zeman

Director of Photography

Pavel Hrdlička

Second Unit Photography

Josef Míček

Production Designer

Vilém Rittershain

Film Editor

Zdeněk Stehlík

Sound Designer

František Černý

Animation

Karel Zeman

Production Manager

Ladislav Kolda

Production info

Original Title

Vánoční sen

Czech Title

Vánoční sen

English Title

The Christmas Dream

Protectorate Parallel Title

Ein Weihnachtstraum

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1943

Production Year

1943

Production specifications

date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře
start of filming 08/1943
end of filming 01/1944

Premiere

premiere neproběhla

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

FAB Zlín

Laboratories

Bapoz Zlín

Technical info

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

puppet, combined (technique), feature

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Versions

Czech, German

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech, German