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Kral a skritek
The King and the Gnome

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

When the gnomes arrives at the King's palace, he prepares a magic potion which has the capacity of transforming everything into gold. As soon as he disappears, the gold objects revert to their original appearance and the secret of the philosopher's stone is lost.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Kral a skritek

    Directed by: Lubomir BENES

    Country: Czech Republic

    Year of production: 1980

    Running time: 09 min 27 s

  • Technique

    Category:

    Techniques used: puppets

    Process: Colour

  • Credits

    Directed by: Lubomir BENES

    Production: KF AS STUDIO JIRI TRNKA

    Script: Lubomir Benes, Jean Müller

    Animation: Alfons Mensdorf-Pouilly

    Camera: Jiri Safar

    Music: Zdenek Liska