The Hour of Blue Elephants (1971)
Two days before Christmas. Zuzanka and Tomás, friends from a kindergarten wander off during a walk. They admire toys and decoration in shop-windows. Zuzanka shall receive a sledge as a Christmas present and Tomás even a desired little brother. At a shooting gallery Tomás aims at a target on the trunk of a blue elephant which can call in Christmas. The impatient Zuzanka pushes to her friend and he shoots directly to the elephant's red eye. Things which the owner of the shooting gallery warned about happened: the sun popped on the sky, the snow melted and all Christmas shopping has stopped. Both pushful children decide to get a new eye for the elephant so that everything can be set right.
Directors:
Zdeněk Rozkopal, Radim Cvrček.
Writer:
Ota Hofman
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Barbora Pirnerová as Zuzana |
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Tomáš Muchka as Tomáš |
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Míla Šulc as Magician Bertoldi |
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Karel Štědrý as Warehouser Halala |
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Josef Hlinomaz as Shooting-gallery Owner |
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Jan Rosák as Soldier |
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Andrea Čunderlíková as Soldier's girl |
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Oľga Šalagová as Zuzanka's mother |
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Ladislav Trojan as Zuzanka's father |
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Katka Zatovičová as Ivanka – Sister of Thomas |
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Juraj Horan as Jirka – Brother of Thomas |
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Marián Labuda as Seller of Christmas tree |
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Antonín Jedlička as Voice of parrot (voice) |
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Jiřina Bohdalová as Little elephant (voice) |
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Bohuslav Kupšovský as Big elephant (voice) |
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Jiří Sovák as Magician Bertoldi (voice) |
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M. Seidler as |
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P. Švejda as |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jaroslava Adámková | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Božena Světlá | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rudolf Buneš | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Ota Hofman | Book |
| Art | Ivan Kot | Production Design |
| Directing | Zdeněk Rozkopal | Director |
| Directing | Júlia Gregorová | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ivan Frič | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Milan Šimek | Dramaturgy |
| Crew | Ján Beer | Dramaturgy |
| Camera | Jiří Kolín | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ivan Puťora | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jozef Košťál | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Vladimír Reichbauer | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Machová | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Pavel Jelínek | Sound |
| Sound | Bohumír Brunclík | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Vladimír Dvořák | Special Effects |
| Crew | Milan Nejedlý | Special Effects |
| Crew | Jiří Šimůnek | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bohuslav Šrámek | Special Effects |
| Production | Ladislav Ondreička | Production Manager |
| Production | Václav Rouha | Production Manager |
| Production | Eva Charvátová | Assistant Production Manager |
| Sound | Harry Macourek | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Writing | Hana Čiháková | Lyricist |
| Writing | Ota Hofman | Creative Producer |
| Writing | Ján Beer | Creative Producer |
| Production | Erich Švabík | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Radim Cvrček | Director |
| Writing | Ota Hofman | Screenplay |
| Editing | Zdeněk Stehlík | Editor |
| Art | Josef Calta | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ivo Jokl | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdeněk Rozkopal | Costume Design |
| Production | Blažej Vráb | Unit Manager |
| Production | Gejza Nagy | Unit Manager |
| Production | Július Novák | Unit Manager |
| Production | Zdeňka Černá | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Anna Pokorná | Script Supervisor |
