Tales from a Thousand and One Nights
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1974Production year
1971—1974Premiere
14 November 1975Runtime
89 minDirector
Karel ZemanCategory
filmGenre
fairy taleTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Pohádky tisíce a jedné nociSecond title
Karel Zeman dětemCzech title
Pohádky tisíce a jedné nociEnglish title
Tales from a Thousand and One NightsEnglish second title
Karel Zeman to ChildrenEnglish parallel title
Tales of One Thousand and One Nights / A Thousand and One NightsWorking title
Sindibád
Photos
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Based on
anonym (Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci /Kitáb Alf lajla va-lajla/ – sbírka pohádek)
Screenplay
Commentary by
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Art Director
Karel Zeman, Ludmila Spálená (výtvarné návrhy a loutky), Valentin Javořík, Alena Vicherková
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Animation
Production Manager
Artistic Collaboration
Antonín Buráň (rekvizity), Jaroslava Hrušková
Background Painter
Cooperation
Bohuslav Pikhart (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Production info
Original Title
Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci
Czech Title
Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci
Second Title
Karel Zeman dětem
English Title
Tales from a Thousand and One Nights
English Second Title
Karel Zeman to Children
English Parallel Title
Tales of One Thousand and One Nights / A Thousand and One Nights
Working Title
Sindibád
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
fairy tale
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1974
Production Year
1971—1974
Production specifications
withdrawal from distribution 30 September 1991
the end of the distribution monopoly 1 October 2035
Premiere
premiere 14 November 1975 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
renewed premiere 2 October 2025 /suitable for all ages without limit/
Production
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Ústřední půjčovna filmů (původní 1975), Bontonfilm (obnovená 2025)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
89 min
Original length in metres
2 400 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm, DCP 2-D, MP4
Animation technique
cartoon, cut-out, combined (technique)
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 17. mezinárodní filmový festival Viennale
1976
Vídeň / Austria
