The Firebird

Country

Czech Republic, Federal Republic of Germany

Copyright

1997

Production year

1996

Premiere

27 February 1997

Runtime

91 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Pták Ohnivák

Czech title

Pták Ohnivák

English title

The Firebird

Co-production title

Der Feuervogel

Summary

A classic film fairytale.

Cast

Karel Roden

Skeleton

Manou Lubowski

Voice by Zdeněk Hruška
princ Afron

Tina Ruland /ž/

Voice by Dana Černá
princezna Elena

Ondřej Brousek

princ Otmar

Horst Buchholz

Voice by Ladislav Županič
král Jorgen

Karel Hábl

král Garmon

Jiří Jurka

hofmistr

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Jiří Ostrý

Assistant Director

Jiří Moravčík

Screenstory

Miloš Macourek

Based on

Jacob Grimm (O ptáku se zlatým peřím /Der goldene Vogel/ – pohádka), Wilhelm Grimm (O ptáku se zlatým peřím /Der goldene Vogel/ – pohádka)

Screenplay

Miloš Macourek

Director of Photography

Rudolf Blaháček

Second Unit Photography

Vlado Biskupič

Production Designer

František Lipták

Assistent Production Designer

Jindřich Kočí

Art Director

Ivois Houf, Radek Houf (návrhy a realizace loutek), Boris Masník (triková část)

Set Designer

František Lipták

Costume Designer

Milan Čorba

Make-Up Artist

Tomáš Kuchta

Film Editor

Dalibor Lipský

Sound Designer

Jiří Kříž

Special Effects

Trilobit, Boris Masník (výtvarník), Jiří Šimůnek (kamera)

Visual Effects

Universal Production Partners (let koně)

Production Manager

Pavel Nový, Ivan Janovský

Unit Production Manager

Daniela Stašková

Cooperation

Jan Kuděla (fotograf), Evžen Mühlfeit, Josef Dvořák, Petr Dvořák, Jaroslav Sůs, Rastislav Fifík, Pavel Lesňák, Marián Ondrejmiško, Ján Brincko, Michal Czeytej, Robert Jánsko, Jano Bielický, Barbora Prokopová, Jozef Polák, Vlado Kuna, FROCK spol. s r.o.

Music

Music Composed by

Ondřej Soukup

Music Performed by

Komorní orchestr města Plzně

Music Conducted by

Varhan Bauer

Songs

Pták Ohnivák

Song Composer Ondřej Soukup
Writer of Lyrics Gabriela Osvaldová
Singer Lucie Bílá

Locations

Slovensko, Spišský hrad (Slovensko), Bojnice (Slovensko), Markušovce (Slovensko), Levoča (Slovensko), Pernštejn (Slovensko), Slovenský raj (Slovensko), Prosiecká dolina (Slovensko), Spišský Hrhov (Slovensko), Prokopské údolí (Slovensko)

Production info

Original Title

Pták Ohnivák

Czech Title

Pták Ohnivák

English Title

The Firebird

Co-production Title

Der Feuervogel

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czech Republic, Federal Republic of Germany

Copyright

1997

Production Year

1996

Production specifications

the end of the distribution monopoly 1 January 2027

Premiere

premiere 27 February 1997 /suitable for all ages/ (kino Lucerna, Praha)
renewed premiere 1 April 2022 /suitable for all ages without limit/

Distribution slogan

A lavish film based on the classic fairytale by the Brothers Grimm.

Copyright Holders

Art Oko Filmproduction

Distribution

Bontonfilm – Alfa (původní 1997), Urania (obnovená 2022)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

91 min

Original length in metres

2 630 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm, MOV, MP4

Aspect ratio

1:1,66

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Stereo

Versions

Czech, German

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 29. dětský filmový a televizní festival Oty Hofmana Ostrov nad Ohří

1997
Ostrov nad Ohří / Czech Republic
Karel Roden nejml.