Wedding in the Coral Sea
| Wedding in the Coral Sea | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jiří Brdečka Jaroslav Kándl Eduard Hofman Břetislav Pojar Václav Bedřich Stanislav Látal Jaroslav Doubrava Josef Kluge |
| Written by | Horst von Möllendorff |
| Produced by | Zdeněk Reimann |
| Cinematography | Vladimír Novotný |
| Music by | Julius Kalaš |
Production company | Prag-Film |
| Distributed by | Státní půjčovna filmů |
Release date |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Countries | Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia |
Wedding in the Coral Sea (Czech: Svatba v korálovém moři; German: Hochzeit im Korallenmeer) is a 1944 Czech animated short film. It was written, animated and directed by a group of Czech cartoonists including Jiří Brdečka, Břetislav Pojar, Stanislav Látal and Jaroslav Doubrava in German-occupied Prague in the "Ateliér filmových triků" (AFIT) studio.[1]
Plot
[edit]The plot involves the creatures of the sea preparing for the wedding of two fish. When the fish bride is kidnapped by an octopus all the sea creatures must team up to defeat him and rescue the bride.
Production
[edit]German cartoonist Horst von Möllendorff was appointed as an official director, while his role in the making of the film was in fact minimal.[2] The film was shot on Agfacolor film material.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Krátký film dětem". Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ "Schatten des Krieges" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-12.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1944 films
- 1944 animated films
- 1944 short films
- 1940s animated short films
- Czechoslovak animated short films
- Films of Nazi Germany
- Czech animated short films
- German animated short films
- Animated films about fish
- Films about kidnapping
- Films about weddings
- Films directed by Jiří Brdečka
- Films directed by Břetislav Pojar
- Films directed by Stanislav Látal
- Films directed by Horst von Möllendorff
- Films set underwater
- Films with screenplays by Horst von Möllendorff