Loutkovy Film Praha Movies

  • 1949
    The Emperor's Nightingale

    The Emperor's Nightingale

    The Emperor's Nightingale

    5.31949HD

    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...

    The Emperor's Nightingale
  • 1949
    Story of the Bass Cello

    Story of the Bass Cello

    Story of the Bass Cello

    5.51949HD

    "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...

    Story of the Bass Cello
  • 1949
    Song of the Prairie

    Song of the Prairie

    Song of the Prairie

    5.51949HD

    An animated singing western short in which a cowboy takes on the villain to save his beloved.

    Song of the Prairie
  • 1953
    Old Czech Legends

    Old Czech Legends

    Old Czech Legends

    6.41953HD

    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,...

    Old Czech Legends
  • 1955
    Two Little Frosts

    Two Little Frosts

    Two Little Frosts

    6.51955HD

    Two mischievous frost spirits make things chilly for a pair of travelers in this wintry comic folktale.

    Two Little Frosts
  • 1949
    The Devil's Mill

    The Devil's Mill

    The Devil's Mill

    5.8331949HD

    A barrel organ grinder meets the devil on a mysterious moonlit night in this haunted-house fable, which showcases Trnka’s atmospheric use of...

    The Devil's Mill
  • 1956
    Spejbl on the Trail

    Spejbl on the Trail

    Spejbl on the Trail

    01956HD

    Spejbl on the Trail
  • 1951
    Prince Bayaya

    Prince Bayaya

    Prince Bayaya

    5.41951HD

    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...

    Prince Bayaya
  • 1956
    The Good Soldier Schweik

    The Good Soldier Schweik

    The Good Soldier Schweik

    7.21956HD

    Adapting Jaroslav Hasek's raucous satirical novel, and also bringing Josef Lada's equally famous illustrations to garrulous puppet life, posed Trnka...

    The Good Soldier Schweik
  • 1947
    The Czech Year

    The Czech Year

    The Czech Year

    6.11947HD

    The first full-length puppet film made by Jiri Trnka. Like the painter Ales who illustrated the national songs, Trnka depicts the traditional customs...

    The Czech Year
  • 1951
    The Golden Fish

    The Golden Fish

    The Golden Fish

    5.71951HD

    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...

    The Golden Fish
  • 1955
    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku

    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku

    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku

    01955HD

    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
  • 1951
    The Merry Circus

    The Merry Circus

    The Merry Circus

    5.11951HD

    Trnka brings to life a surrealist circus of tightrope-walking fish, musical monkeys, balancing bears, and high-flying acrobatics in this whimsical...

    The Merry Circus
  • 1956
    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase

    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase

    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase

    01956HD

    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
  • 1955
    The Hurvinek Circus

    The Hurvinek Circus

    The Hurvinek Circus

    61955HD

    Hurvinek cannot go to a circus because he injured himself when sliding down the stair rail. He daydreams that he is an acrobat riding a scooter and...

    The Hurvinek Circus
  • 1957
    Paraplíčko

    Paraplíčko

    Paraplíčko

    01957HD

    Paraplíčko
  • 1954
    How the Old Man Traded It All Away

    How the Old Man Traded It All Away

    How the Old Man Traded It All Away

    01954HD

    Folk art–like hand-drawn stills illustrate this sweetly simple pastoral fable, in which a peasant comes into possession of a small...

    How the Old Man Traded It All Away
  • 1956
    Kuťásek a Kutilka na pouti

    Kuťásek a Kutilka na pouti

    Kuťásek a Kutilka na pouti

    01956HD

    Kuťásek a Kutilka na pouti
  • 1954
    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče

    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče

    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče

    01954HD

    Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
  • 1954
    A Drop Too Much

    A Drop Too Much

    A Drop Too Much

    5.81954HD

    A Drop Too Much