The Merry Circus
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Trnka brings to life a surrealist circus of tightrope-walking fish, musical monkeys, balancing bears, and high-flying acrobatics in this whimsical feat of cutout animation made in collaboration with leading Czech painters of the era.
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Jiří Trnka Director · Jan Rychlík Composer Václav Trojan Composer
First release January 1, 1951 · Produced in XC · Working title Cirkus
Production
Loutkový film Praha
Production
XC
Produced in
Cirkus
Working title
Languages
Original title
Veselý cirkus
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
XC · January 1, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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