How the Old Man Traded It All Away

1954Directed by Jiří Trnka

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Released: December 31, 1954
Runtime: 9m

About How the Old Man Traded It All Away

Animation
Family

Synopsis

Folk art–like hand-drawn stills illustrate this sweetly simple pastoral fable, in which a peasant comes into possession of a small fortune—but realizes there are treasures greater than gold.

Director: Jiří Trnka
Writers: František Bartoš
Jiří Trnka
Original title: Jak stařeček měnil, až vyměnil

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Růžena NaskováNarrator (voice)

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