The Golden Fish
1951-01-01 · 15 min · ★ 6.1
A poor fisherman catches the golden fish that promises him to fulfil three wishes if he sets her free again. He does so and the fish fulfils two of his three wishes. However, she refuses to fulfil the third one, the last one in which the fisherman’s wife wants to be equal to God.
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- Directors
- Jiří Trnka
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- Loutkový film Praha
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- Czechoslovakia
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- Released
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Jan WerichNarrator (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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