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Old Czech Legends

1953-09-11 · 91 min · ★ 6.5

Animation · History

A monumental piece of art bringing the heroes of the ancient Czech myths back to life. The picture consists of seven parts: Cech the Forefather, Bivoj, Libuse, Premysl, Girls War, Horymir, Lucka War.

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Directors
Jiří Trnka
Production companies
Loutkový film Praha
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Zdeněk ŠtěpánekZdeněk ŠtěpánekNarrator (voice)
Karel HögerKarel HögerNarrator (voice)
Václav VydraVáclav VydraNarrator (voice)
Eduard KohoutEduard KohoutNarrator (voice)
Růžena NaskováRůžena NaskováNarrator (voice)
Otomar KrejčaOtomar KrejčaNarrator (voice)

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