The Tin Drum

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1936

Production year

1936

Runtime

4 min

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Tluče bubeníček

Czech title

Tluče bubeníček

English title

The Tin Drum

Summary

A commercial promoting Hellada soap.

Synopsis

A factory is as busy as a bee and the siren on its roof controls all the work. The machines are rolling; the final products are packed and loaded onto trucks. Felix the Cat appears and pastes the label of the soap Hellada on every product. The crowds of freshly packed soaps march through a village and city streets, singing: "Hellada is cleanness, Hellada is health!" Then they walk into all houses.

Note

The commercial features a character inspired by the protagonist of the popular American cartoon, Felix the Cat. Filming the commercial employed the Gasparcolor system. This part is identical with the second half of black and white KDN.

Crew and creators

Music

Music Composed by

Bedřich Kerten

Production info

Original Title

Tluče bubeníček

Czech Title

Tluče bubeníček

English Title

The Tin Drum

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1936

Production Year

1936

Production specifications

date of censorship 04/1936

Premiere

premiere 04/1936 /suitable for youths/

Production

IRE-Film

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

IRE-Film

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

4 min

Original length in metres

100 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

colour, black & white

Sound

sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech