Jiří Trnka Movies
- 1964
Lemonade Joe
Lemonade Joe7.11964HD
A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Kola-Loca Lemonade and convinces everyone else in...
- 1965
The Hand
The Hand7.41965HD
A happy little potter is approached by a huge hand which wants him to sculpt its statue. The potter refuses, wanting nothing more than to be left...
- 1953
Old Czech Legends
Old Czech Legends6.41953HD
A monumental piece of art bringing the heroes of the ancient Czech myths back to life. The picture consists of seven parts: Cech the Forefather,...
- 1952
The Emperor and the Golem
The Emperor and the Golem6.91952HD
The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers...
- 1946
Springman and the SS
Springman and the SS5.8271946HD
The first animated picture made by Jiří Trnka for adults. It is a comic story of a legendary chimney-cleaner who, with the help of a...
- 1955
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...81955HD
A selfish self-centered widowed ruler, barely tolerated by his subjects and called appropriately enough, 'King Myself, First' asks his three...
- 1955
Jan Hus
Jan Hus61955HD
Jan Hus is a 1954 Czechoslovak film directed by Otakar Vávra. It is the first part of the "Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", one of the most...
- 1951
Prince Bayaya
Prince Bayaya5.41951HD
Bayaya, a young peasant, protected by the spirit of his dead mother, arrives at the castle of the King, where he entertains his three daughters. He...
- 1959
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream7.21959HD
The first puppet kinescope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble...
- 1965
Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose5.81965HD
Taken from Boccaccio's Decameron, this lovely puppet film tells the bawdy story of the beautiful young Venetian lady who confesses her sinful passion...
- 1949
The Emperor's Nightingale
The Emperor's Nightingale5.31949HD
Adaptation of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real...
- 1967
Jiří Trnka
Jiří Trnka01967HD
Documentary about Jirí Trnka and how he works.
- 1951
The Golden Fish
The Golden Fish5.71951HD
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...
- 1959
Skutečnost Noci svatojánské
Skutečnost Noci svatojánské01959HD
- 1949
Story of the Bass Cello
Story of the Bass Cello5.51949HD
"Román s basou" is another short by master a stop-motion puppet-animator Jiri Trnka. The story is based on Anton Chekhovs story "Roman s...
- 1955
Two Little Frosts
Two Little Frosts6.51955HD
Two mischievous frost spirits make things chilly for a pair of travelers in this wintry comic folktale.
- 1956
Spejbl on the Trail
Spejbl on the Trail01956HD
- 1956
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase01956HD
- 1954
Kutasek and Kutilka
Kutasek and Kutilka71954HD
How do you wake up a sleeping puppet? Made by Trnka in collaboration with actor and puppeteer Josef Pehr, this winsome mix of live action and puppet...
- 1956
The Good Soldier Schweik
The Good Soldier Schweik7.21956HD
Adapting Jaroslav Hasek's raucous satirical novel, and also bringing Josef Lada's equally famous illustrations to garrulous puppet life, posed Trnka...