The Water Sprite's Tragedy

  • Czechoslovakia Tragédie vodníkova
Animation / Short / Music
Czechoslovakia, 1958, 4 min

Directed by:

Josef Kábrt

Screenplay:

George Voskovec (theater play), Jan Werich (theater play)

Cinematography:

Zdenka Hajdová

Composer:

Jaroslav Ježek

Cast:

Jan Werich
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Plots(1)

This film story is based on a famous song by Jaroslav Jezek sung by Jan Werich. It is about a water sprite who through a water pipe gets to modern times. He finds out that in a new world full of prohibitions, regulations, simply bureaucracy such an extraordinary creature as a water sprite cannot live. (official distributor synopsis)