based on children's book

The Hour of Blue Elephants (1971)

Poster for The Hour of Blue Elephants

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Zdeněk Rozkopal
  • Profile picture of Josef Hlinomaz
    Shooting-gallery Owner Josef Hlinomaz
  • Profile picture of Jan Rosák
    Soldier Jan Rosák
  • Profile picture of Andrea Čunderlíková
    Soldier's girl Andrea Čunderlíková
  • Profile picture of Ladislav Trojan
    Zuzanka's father Ladislav Trojan
  • Profile picture of Marián Labuda
    Seller of Christmas tree Marián Labuda
  • Profile picture of Antonín Jedlička
    Voice of parrot (voice) Antonín Jedlička
  • Profile picture of Jiřina Bohdalová
    Little elephant (voice) Jiřina Bohdalová
  • Profile picture of Jiří Sovák
    Magician Bertoldi (voice) Jiří Sovák

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Keywords

  • based on children's book