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How to Catch a Tiger

1977-04-07 · 18 min · Not rated

Animation

Short movie by Bretislav Pojar

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Directors
Břetislav Pojar
Production companies
Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

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Bohuš ZáhorskýBohuš ZáhorskýNarrator (voice)
František FilipovskýFrantišek FilipovskýCat / Teacher (voice)
Iva JanžurováIva JanžurováBoy (voice)
Pavlína FilipovskáPavlína FilipovskáBoy (voice)
Jiřina JiráskováJiřina JiráskováBoy (voice)
Růžena MerunkováRůžena MerunkováBoy (voice)
Vlastimil BrodskýVlastimil BrodskýLittle elephant (voice)
Lubomír LipskýLubomír LipskýGreen elephant (voice)
Zdeněk ŘehořZdeněk ŘehořBlue elephant (voice)
Stella ZázvorkováStella ZázvorkováOrange elephant (voice)

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