Krakanos and the ghost

A puppet animated film about Krakanos the good hearted king of the mountain who solves the mystery of a money hungry ghost. The ghost has taken to scaring away travellers from the village that is dependent on tourism for a livelihood. Krakanos decides that it is time that he intervened and teaches the ghost a well deserved lesson.

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Credits

director

Zdenek Vins

production company

Kratky Film

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

Czechoslovakia

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508805

Language

Czech

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

Foreign language 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, 1981

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