Staré povesti ceské (1953) AKA Old Czech Legends

Excellent stop-motion animation film from one of the best Czech filmmakers, Jirí Trnka. It tells the ancient story of Czechoslovakia, how it was founded by Czech, the Forefather, and a series of legendary episodes of heroes, queens and kings, inspired in a book by Alois Jirásek compiling the Czech myths.

Director: Jirí Trnka.
Writers: Alois Jirásek (story), Jirí Brdecka (screenplay), Jirí Trnka (story and screenplay), Milos Václav Kratochvíl (story).
Stars: Zdenek Stepánek (voice), Eduard Kohout (voice), Karel Höger (voice), Rùzena Nasková (voice), Václav Vydra (voice). AKA Old Czech Legends
Cinematographers: Emanuel Franek, Ludvík Hájek.
Composer: Václav Trojan.

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