The Happy Owls

Country

Czechoslovakia, United States of America

Copyright

1969

Production year

1969

Runtime

7 min

Director

Gene Deitch

Category

film

Genre

fable

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

O šťastných sovách

Czech title

O šťastných sovách

English title

The Happy Owls

Co-production title

The Happy Owls

Working title

Sovy

Commentary

Crew and creators

Director

Gene Deitch

Based on

Celestino Piatti (O šťastných sovách /The Happy Owls/ – kniha)

Screenplay

Gene Deitch

Commentary by

Gene Deitch

Director of Photography

Zdena Hajdová

Art Director

Celestino Piatti

Sound Designer

Benjamin Astrug

Producer

Morton Schindel (Weston Woods Studios), William L. Snyder (Weston Woods Studios)

Production Manager

Zdenka Deitchová

Music

Music Composed by

Petr Eben

Production info

Original Title

O šťastných sovách

Czech Title

O šťastných sovách

English Title

The Happy Owls

Co-production Title

The Happy Owls

Working Title

Sovy

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

fable

Origin country

Czechoslovakia, United States of America

Copyright

1969

Production Year

1969

Production specifications

projection approval 8 October 1969

Premiere

premiere 1970 /suitable for youths/

Distribution slogan

no caption

Production

Krátký film Praha, Studio animovaného filmu, Weston Woods Studios (zadavatel)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

7 min

Original length in metres

184 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

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