Old Czech Legends (1952)
- Original title
- Staré pověsti české
- Directed by
- Jiří Trnka
- Genre
- fantasy film, animated film, historical film, puppet film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- Btl
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film uses stop motion puppets to tell ancient legends from Czech history, including tales of prophets and warriors. It follows the people of the land as they face challenges and build their culture.
mythologicalstatelycontemplativevisually intricatenostalgicseriousatmosphericslow-paced
What happens
Old Czech Legends (Czech: Staré pověsti české) is a 1953 Czechoslovak stop motion puppet animation film directed by Jiří Trnka. It is based on the 1894 book Ancient Bohemian Legends by Alois Jirásek. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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