The Hour of Blue Elephants (1971)
The Hour of Blue Elephants (1971)
Two days before Christmas. Zuzanka and Tomás, friends from a kindergarten wander off during a walk. They admire toys and decoration in shop-windows. Zuzanka shall receive a sledge as a Christmas present and Tomás even a desired little brother. At a shooting gallery Tomás aims at a target on the trunk of a blue elephant which can call in Christmas. The impatient Zuzanka pushes to her friend and he shoots directly to the elephant's red eye. Things which the owner of the shooting gallery warned about happened: the sun popped on the sky, the snow melted and all Christmas shopping has stopped. Both pushful children decide to get a new eye for the elephant so that everything can be set right.

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Cast

Barbora Pirnerová Barbora Pirnerová As: Zuzana
Tomáš Muchka Tomáš Muchka As: Tomáš
Míla Šulc Míla Šulc As: Magician Bertoldi
Karel Štědrý Karel Štědrý As: Warehouser Halala
Josef Hlinomaz Josef Hlinomaz As: Shooting-gallery Owner
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Storyline

Two days before Christmas. Zuzanka and Tomás, friends from a kindergarten wander off during a walk. They admire toys and decoration in shop-windows. Zuzanka shall receive a sledge as a Christmas present and Tomás even a desired little brother. At a shooting gallery Tomás aims at a target on the trunk of a blue elephant which can call in Christmas. The impatient Zuzanka pushes to her friend and he shoots directly to the elephant's red eye. Things which the owner of the shooting gallery warned about happened: the sun popped on the sky, the snow melted and all Christmas shopping has stopped. Both pushful children decide to get a new eye for the elephant so that everything can be set right.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Family, Fantasy

Language: Český

Release Date: 15 October 1971

Country: XC

Runtime: 69m

Company Credits

Company: Filmové studio Barrandov, Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava

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Cast

Barbora Pirnerová

Barbora Pirnerová

Zuzana

Tomáš Muchka

Tomáš Muchka

Tomáš

Míla Šulc

Míla Šulc

Magician Bertoldi

Karel Štědrý

Karel Štědrý

Warehouser Halala

Josef Hlinomaz

Josef Hlinomaz

Shooting-gallery Owner

Jan Rosák

Jan Rosák

Soldier

Andrea Čunderlíková

Andrea Čunderlíková

Soldier's girl

Oľga Šalagová

Oľga Šalagová

Zuzanka's mother

Ladislav Trojan

Ladislav Trojan

Zuzanka's father

Katka Zatovičová

Katka Zatovičová

Ivanka – Sister of Thomas

Juraj Horan

Juraj Horan

Jirka – Brother of Thomas

Marián Labuda

Marián Labuda

Seller of Christmas tree

Antonín Jedlička

Antonín Jedlička

Voice of parrot (voice)

Jiřina Bohdalová

Jiřina Bohdalová

Little elephant (voice)

Bohuslav Kupšovský

Bohuslav Kupšovský

Big elephant (voice)

Jiří Sovák

Jiří Sovák

Magician Bertoldi (voice)

M. Seidler

M. Seidler

P. Švejda

P. Švejda

Directed By

Júlia Gregorová

Júlia Gregorová

First Assistant Director

Zdeněk Rozkopal

Zdeněk Rozkopal

Director

Ivan Frič

Ivan Frič

Assistant Director

Radim Cvrček

Radim Cvrček

Director

Writing Credits

Ota Hofman

Ota Hofman

Creative Producer

Hana Čiháková

Hana Čiháková

Lyricist

Ota Hofman

Ota Hofman

Book

Ján Beer

Ján Beer

Creative Producer

Ota Hofman

Ota Hofman

Screenplay

Production Crew

Blažej Vráb

Blažej Vráb

Unit Production Manager

Eva Charvátová

Eva Charvátová

Assistant Production Manager

Zdeňka Černá

Zdeňka Černá

Unit Production Manager

Václav Rouha

Václav Rouha

Production Manager

Ladislav Ondreička

Ladislav Ondreička

Production Manager

Gejza Nagy

Gejza Nagy

Unit Production Manager

Július Novák

Július Novák

Unit Production Manager

Erich Švabík

Erich Švabík

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sound

Pavel Jelínek

Pavel Jelínek

Sound

Bohumír Brunclík

Bohumír Brunclík

Sound Effects

Štěpán Koníček

Štěpán Koníček

Conductor

Harry Macourek

Harry Macourek

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ivan Puťora

Ivan Puťora

Camera Operator

Jiří Kolín

Jiří Kolín

Director of Photography

Jozef Košťál

Jozef Košťál

Assistant Camera

Vladimír Reichbauer

Vladimír Reichbauer

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Ivan Kot

Ivan Kot

Production Design

Ivo Jokl

Ivo Jokl

Set Decoration

Josef Calta

Josef Calta

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Bohuslav Šrámek

Bohuslav Šrámek

Special Effects

Anna Pokorná

Anna Pokorná

Script

Milan Šimek

Milan Šimek

Dramaturgy

Vladimír Dvořák

Vladimír Dvořák

Special Effects

Ján Beer

Ján Beer

Dramaturgy

Milan Nejedlý

Milan Nejedlý

Special Effects

Jiří Šimůnek

Jiří Šimůnek

Special Effects

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