Flying a Rocket

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1937

Production year

1937

Runtime

2 min

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Letíme raketou...

Czech title

Letíme raketou...

English title

Flying a Rocket

Summary

A commercial promoting footwear from the Krása company and its Prague shop.

Synopsis

We are in outer space and a rocket circles along the ring of a planet reminiscent of Saturn. It then sets off to the planet Earth, following the space traffic signs of the Krása [Beauty] company, to the Czechoslovak Republic, to the city of Prague and to Vodičkova Street where the seat of the Lucerna [Lantern] Palace and the shoe shop Krása are. The end of the commercial features the logo of the company.

Note

Filming the commercial employed the Gasparcolor system.

Crew and creators

Production info

Original Title

Letíme raketou...

Czech Title

Letíme raketou...

English Title

Flying a Rocket

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1937

Production Year

1937

Production specifications

date of censorship 4 December 1937

Premiere

premiere 12/1937 /suitable for youths/

Production

Sunfilm Praha

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Sunfilm Praha

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

2 min

Original length in metres

40 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech