The Treasure of Bird Island (1953)

Original title

Poklad Ptačího ostrova

Directed by

Karel Zeman

Genre

animated film, cinematic fairy tale

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young person sets off on a journey to find a hidden treasure on a mysterious bird island. Along the way they encounter magical creatures and must solve puzzles to reach their goal.

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What happens

The Treasure of Bird Island (Czech: Poklad ptačího ostrova) is a 1953 Czechoslovak animated film directed by Karel Zeman in his feature length debut. The film, based on a Persian fairy tale, was Zeman's first feature-length work. The soundtrack includes verses by František Hrubín, read by children, as well as an original film score by Zdeněk Liška. The film's style is an experiment in combining two- and three-dimensional animation, including hand-drawn backgrounds and figures animated in relief. The production design is based on the traditional manuscript-illustration style of Persian miniatures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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