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The Choo-Choo Train

The Choo-Choo Train

1959 · 14 min · ★ 9.0 · Animation

A puppet fairy tale about a disobedient train that did not just want to carry coal and drove to return to his work after a sad experience.

Directed by Hermína Týrlová · Written by Hermína Týrlová

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