The Krakonos and the Skiers

The Krakonos and the Skiers

1981 · 72 min · ★ 4.8 · Comedy, Family

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).

Directed by Věra Plívová-Šimková · Written by Jana Knitlová

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Milan Padalík Jenda Pelč
Jan Kreidl Matěj, Jendův bratr
Viktor Král Vítek Trompetr, syn hospodského
Vanda Krňanská Rozicka Vichrová
Ondřej Havelka Učitel
Karel Heřmánek Pašerák
Jiří Prýmek Vrchní financ
Karel Augusta Hospodský Trompetr
Václav Helšus kolár Vichr
Jiří Žák Otec Pelc
Michaela Bendová matka Pelcová
Jiří Zahajský Skelmistr

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