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The Merry Circus

Jan 1, 1951

0h 12m

★ 5.1

Overview

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.

Genres

Animation

Production Companies

Loutkový film Praha

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0.0

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0.0

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