The Crucial Two Minutes
Category
filmGenre
promotionalTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Důležité 2 minutyCzech title
Důležité 2 minutyEnglish title
The Crucial Two MinutesParallel title
Zwei Minuten von Bedeutung / Dôležité 2 minútySummary
A commercial promoting a product from the Schicht company – Sarg's Kalodont toothpaste.
Synopsis
A rather tipsy guest is the last one to leave a restaurant before closing time. He totters home through the dark city streets. He changes into his pyjamas in the bathroom, sees the late hour on the alarm clock and realizes that there is not too much time left before the morning wake-up. The man decides to read a newspaper and smoke a cigarette before sleeping. The toothpaste then comes out from the bathroom, informing him that he should not forget about mouth hygiene and that the only protection against tartar, the biggest enemy of teeth, is Kalodont toothpaste and mouthwash.
Note
The commercial for the Czechoslovak-based Schicht company (Jiří Schicht a. s.) was filmed abroad. Filming the commercial employed the Gasparcolor system.
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Crew and creators
Director
Production info
Original Title
Důležité 2 minuty
Czech Title
Důležité 2 minuty
English Title
The Crucial Two Minutes
Parallel Title
Zwei Minuten von Bedeutung / Dôležité 2 minúty
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
promotional
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1938
Production Year
1938
Production specifications
date of censorship 06/1938
Premiere
premiere 06/1938 /suitable for youths/
Production
Fischerkoesen Film Production, Lintas Vídeň, Schicht Ústí nad Labem (zadavatel)
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
4 min
Original length in metres
105 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
cartoon
Aspect ratio
1:1,37, 1:1,19
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Versions
Czech, German, Slovak
Dialogue languages
Czech, German, Slovak
Subtitles languages
Czech, without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech, Slovak, German
