The Hour of Blue Elephants

The Hour of Blue Elephants

1971 · 69 min · ★ 7.5 · Family, Fantasy

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.

Directed by Zdeněk Rozkopal · Written by Ota Hofman

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Barbora Pirnerová Zuzana
Tomáš Muchka Tomáš
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

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