Poster of The Merry Circus

The Merry Circus

Plot: Trnka brings to life a surrealist circus of tightrope-walking fish, musical monkeys, balancing bears, and high-flying acrobatics in this whimsical feat of cutout animation made in collaboration with leading Czech painters of the era.
Release Date: Monday, January 1 1951
73 years ago
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Portrait of Jiří TrnkaJiří Trnka
Jiří Trnka was
38 in The Merry Circus
as 'Story, Screenplay, Director, Graphic Designer'
Sat, Feb 24 1912 –
Tue, Dec 30 1969
Portrait of Emanuel FranekEmanuel Franek
Emanuel Franek was
>> in The Merry Circus
as 'Director of Photography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Helena LebduškováHelena Lebdušková
Helena Lebdušková was
24 in The Merry Circus
as 'Editor'
Sat, Apr 17 1926
Portrait of Jan RychlíkJan Rychlík
Jan Rychlík was
34 in The Merry Circus
as 'Original Music Composer'
Thu, Apr 27 1916 –
Mon, Jan 20 1964
Portrait of Václav TrojanVáclav Trojan
Václav Trojan was
43 in The Merry Circus
as 'Original Music Composer'
Wed, Apr 24 1907 –
Tue, Jul 05 1983
Portrait of Stanislav LátalStanislav Látal
Stanislav Látal was
31 in The Merry Circus
as 'Animation'
Wed, May 07 1919 –
Thu, Aug 04 1994
Portrait of Bohuslav ŠrámekBohuslav Šrámek
Bohuslav Šrámek was
36 in The Merry Circus
as 'Animation'
Sat, Dec 12 1914 –
Tue, Jul 31 1984
Portrait of Otakar PaříkOtakar Pařík
Otakar Pařík was
49 in The Merry Circus
as 'Conductor'
Thu, Feb 28 1901 –
Sat, Feb 19 1955
Portrait of Zdeněk SeydlZdeněk Seydl
Zdeněk Seydl was
34 in The Merry Circus
as 'Graphic Designer'
Sat, Apr 29 1916 –
Sat, Jun 17 1978
Portrait of Emanuel FormánekEmanuel Formánek
Emanuel Formánek was
>> in The Merry Circus
as 'Sound'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kamil LhotákKamil Lhoták
Kamil Lhoták was
38 in The Merry Circus
as 'Graphic Designer'
Thu, Jul 25 1912 –
Mon, Oct 22 1990
Portrait of Josef KlugeJosef Kluge
Josef Kluge was
29 in The Merry Circus
as 'Animation'
Sun, May 29 1921 –
Fri, Mar 18 1988
Portrait of František TichýFrantišek Tichý
František Tichý was
54 in The Merry Circus
as 'Graphic Designer'
Tue, Mar 24 1896 –
Sat, Oct 07 1961