ATOMIC AGE

The Czech Year (1947)

19471h 20mfeaturedir. Jiří Trnka
The Czech Year still

The Czech Year (Czech title: Špalíček), also called A Treasury of Fairy-Tales, is a 1947 stop-motion-animated puppet feature film from Czechoslovakia. It was the first feature film directed by Jiří Trnka, and it proceeded to win several international awards and make his name famous in the animation world.

Synopsis adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.

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Where can I watch The Czech Year for free?

The Czech Year streams free on CARTOON REWIND, with no ads, no account and no algorithm. Press play and it runs straight through, all 1h 20m of it.

What year is The Czech Year from?

The Czech Year dates from 1947.

Is The Czech Year in the public domain?

This copy is served from the Internet Archive, where it is held as public domain material. Theatrical shorts lapsed into the public domain in large numbers, which is why so much classic animation can be streamed freely and legally.