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The Krakonos and the Skiers(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-01-23
41%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 12m
Overview:
Matej and Jenda, two of the eight children of the poor Pelc family in the Giant Mountains, help in a glass works where the oldest brother Francek works. They hide into a tub not to be seen by supervisors checking on the ban of children labor. They miss the Epiphany carol (songs and treats door-to-door) and all neighbor village boys again on them in all the neighbor houses. On their way home they are passed by a fast moving big man with a large backpack. The boys send the customs officers, who are pursuing the strange man, to the opposite direction. The man then thanks them and rewards them the next day. Based on fairy-tales and legends the boys think the man is Krakonos (the giant living and ruling in the Giant Mountains).
Languages: Czech, German.
Countries:
Czechoslovakia
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Movie: The Krakonos and the Skiers
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jan Kreidl
Matěj, Jendův bratr
Viktor Král
Vítek Trompetr, syn hospodského
Ondřej Havelka
Učitel
Karel Heřmánek
Pašerák
Karel Augusta
Hospodský Trompetr
Václav Helšus
kolár Vichr
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Matej and Jenda, two of the eight children of the poor Pelc family in the Giant Mountains, help in a glass works where the oldest brother Francek works. They hide into a tub not to be seen by supervisors checking on the ban of children labor. They miss the Epiphany carol (songs and treats door-to-door) and all neighbor village boys again on them in all the neighbor houses. On their way home they are passed by a fast moving big man with a large backpack. The boys send the customs officers, who are pursuing the strange man, to the opposite direction. The man then thanks them and rewards them the next day. Based on fairy-tales and legends the boys think the man is Krakonos (the giant living and ruling in the Giant Mountains).
Release Date
1981-01-23
Average
4.1
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