Krakonos, the Mountain King and the Cobbler

Animated puppet film concerning a cobbler’s wife who is saddened by the roguish antics of her husband. When the cobbler steals a goat and incurs the wrath of an angry farmer his wife appeals to Krakonos the Mountain King for help. Krakonos changes the cobbler into a scarecrow until he repents of his evil ways.

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Credits

director

Stanislav Latal

production company

Kratky Film

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

Czechoslovakia

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324016

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Czechoslovakia

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Puppet films

Music & Performing Arts → Puppet films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Czech Republic

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Czechoslovakia, 1975

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