The Spirit of Giant Mountain and a shrew

An animated puppet film featuring the magical character Krakonos.

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Credits

director

Zdenek Vins

production company

Czechoslovakia Studio

Duration

00:16:40:00

Production places

Czechoslovakia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016482

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Czechoslovakia

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - Czechoslovakia

Childrens Films → Puppet films

Music & Performing Arts → Puppet films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Czech Republic

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Czechoslovakia, 1979

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