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.

Discover

Míla Šulc

Magician Bertoldi

Karel Štědrý

Warehouser Halala

Josef Hlinomaz

Shooting-gallery Owner

Jan Rosák

Soldier

Andrea Čunderlíková

Soldier's girl

Oľga Šalagová

Zuzanka's mother

Ladislav Trojan

Zuzanka's father

Katka Zatovičová

Ivanka – Sister of Thomas

Juraj Horan

Jirka – Brother of Thomas

Marián Labuda

Seller of Christmas tree

Antonín Jedlička

Voice of parrot (voice)

Jiřina Bohdalová

Little elephant (voice)

Bohuslav Kupšovský

Big elephant (voice)

Jiří Sovák

Magician Bertoldi (voice)

Art

Ivan Kot

Production Design

Josef Calta

Set Decoration

Ivo Jokl

Set Decoration

Camera

Jiří Kolín

Director of Photography

Ivan Puťora

Camera Operator

Jozef Košťál

Assistant Camera

Vladimír Reichbauer

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Rudolf Buneš

Makeup & Hair

Marie Machová

Makeup & Hair

Zdeněk Rozkopal

Costume Design

Crew

Milan Šimek

Dramaturgy

Ján Beer

Dramaturgy

Vladimír Dvořák

Special Effects

Milan Nejedlý

Special Effects

Jiří Šimůnek

Special Effects

Bohuslav Šrámek

Special Effects

Directing

Júlia Gregorová

First Assistant Director

Ivan Frič

Assistant Director

Radim Cvrček

Director

Editing

Production

Ladislav Ondreička

Production Manager

Václav Rouha

Production Manager

Gejza Nagy

Unit Production Manager

Július Novák

Unit Production Manager

Zdeňka Černá

Unit Production Manager

Blažej Vráb

Unit Production Manager

Eva Charvátová

Assistant Production Manager

Erich Švabík

Executive Producer

Sound

Bohumír Brunclík

Sound Effects

Harry Macourek

Original Music Composer

Writing

Ota Hofman

Creative Producer

Ján Beer

Creative Producer

Ota Hofman

Screenplay

Art

Ivan Kot

Production Design

Josef Calta

Set Decoration

Ivo Jokl

Set Decoration

Camera

Jiří Kolín

Director of Photography

Ivan Puťora

Camera Operator

Jozef Košťál

Assistant Camera

Vladimír Reichbauer

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Rudolf Buneš

Makeup & Hair

Marie Machová

Makeup & Hair

Zdeněk Rozkopal

Costume Design

Crew

Milan Šimek

Dramaturgy

Ján Beer

Dramaturgy

Vladimír Dvořák

Special Effects

Milan Nejedlý

Special Effects

Jiří Šimůnek

Special Effects

Bohuslav Šrámek

Special Effects

Directing

Júlia Gregorová

First Assistant Director

Ivan Frič

Assistant Director

Radim Cvrček

Director

Editing

Production

Ladislav Ondreička

Production Manager

Václav Rouha

Production Manager

Gejza Nagy

Unit Production Manager

Július Novák

Unit Production Manager

Zdeňka Černá

Unit Production Manager

Blažej Vráb

Unit Production Manager

Eva Charvátová

Assistant Production Manager

Erich Švabík

Executive Producer

Sound

Bohumír Brunclík

Sound Effects

Harry Macourek

Original Music Composer

Writing

Ota Hofman

Creative Producer

Ján Beer

Creative Producer

Ota Hofman

Screenplay