The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Category
filmGenre
fairytaleTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Čarodějův učeňCzech title
Čarodějův učeňEnglish title
The Sorcerer’s ApprenticeParallel title
Der ZauberlehrlingSummary
An adaptation of the poem of the same name by J. W. Goethe abou tan inexperienced sorcerer's apprentice.
Synopsis
The story takes place in medieval Prague. An apprentice peeks at a magic book over his master's shoulder. As soon as the sorcerer leaves, he uses a spell to animate a broom and makes it bring water from a nearby river instead of him having to carry it. The inexperienced youth, however, cannot either control or stop the magic and the bewitched broom gradually floods the house with water. Only the returning master can halt the supernatural power and he brings the house back to order.
Note
Animating the film employed the Kinox systém (the models for the animato characters were created by Jan Konstantin and Elena Tanasco). Information about the censorship proceedings did not survive. The film maybe was not submitted for censorship and shown in cinemas.
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Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Based on
Johann Wolfgang Goethe (Čarodějův učeň /Der Zauberlehrling/ – báseň)
Director of Photography
Art Director
Jaroslav Balvín, Eduard Hofman, Stanislav Látal, Antonín Minář, kolektiv AFIT
Animation
Čeněk Duba, Stanislav Látal, Boris Masník, kolektiv AFIT
Production Manager
Cooperation
kolektiv AFIT, Elena Tanasco (model pro animaci oživlého koštěte), Jan Konstantin (model pro animaci čarodějova učně)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Pražské dechové kvinteto (Music Conducted by Václav Smetáček), Peškovo kvarteto, Otakar Zich ml. /violoncello/
Singer
Production info
Original Title
Čarodějův učeň
Czech Title
Čarodějův učeň
English Title
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Parallel Title
Der Zauberlehrling
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
fairytale
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1943
Production Year
1942—1943
Production specifications
date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře
Premiere
premiere neproběhla
Distribution slogan
no caption
Production
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
11 min
Original length in metres
333 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
cartoon
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Versions
Czech, German
Dialogue languages
without dialogue, German, sung
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
German
