The Little Train

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1959

Production year

1959

Runtime

14 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Vláček Kolejáček

Czech title

Vláček Kolejáček

English title

The Little Train

English parallel title

The Choo-Choo Train

Commentary

Crew and creators

Screenstory

František Čečetka

Based on

František Čečetka (O vláčku Kolejáčku – pohádka)

Commentary by

František Hrubín (verše)

Dramaturg

Josef Menzel

Director of Photography

Antonín Horák, Míla Bráníková

Film Editor

Dana Halašková

Production Manager

Dušan Schaffer

Music

Music Composed by

Zdeněk Liška

Music Performed by

FISYO

Production info

Original Title

Vláček Kolejáček

Czech Title

Vláček Kolejáček

English Title

The Little Train

English Parallel Title

The Choo-Choo Train

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1959

Production Year

1959

Production specifications

projection approval 30 September 1959

Premiere

premiere 16 December 1960 /suitable for youths/ (kino Čas /1 týden/, Praha)

Distribution slogan

no caption

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

14 min

Original length in metres

395 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Animation technique

puppet

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Exhibition: 1. přehlídka krátkých filmů Karlovy Vary – Zimní filmový festival Karlovy Vary

1960
Karlovy Vary / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Event: Mezinárodní filmové setkání mládeže Cannes

1960
Cannes / France