How to Catch a Tiger
1977-04-07 · 18 min · Not rated
Short movie by Bretislav Pojar
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- Directors
- Břetislav Pojar
- Production companies
- Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bohuš ZáhorskýNarrator (voice)
František FilipovskýCat / Teacher (voice)
Iva JanžurováBoy (voice)
Pavlína FilipovskáBoy (voice)
Jiřina JiráskováBoy (voice)
Růžena MerunkováBoy (voice)
Vlastimil BrodskýLittle elephant (voice)
Lubomír LipskýGreen elephant (voice)
Zdeněk ŘehořBlue elephant (voice)
Stella ZázvorkováOrange elephant (voice)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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