Grandpa Planted a Beet

The first Czech cartoon based on a fairy-tale about grandpa, grandma, their granddaughter, dog and cat who all wanted to pull a big beet out from the ground. The picture shows children that a big task can only be fulfilled by joint effort.

• Jiří TrnkaDirector · Story · Screenplay
• Josef VáchaScreenplay
• Eduard HofmanScreenplay
• Vladimír NovotnýDirector of Photography
• Václav TrojanOriginal Music Composer

Release date

January 25, 1946

Status

Released

Original language

Czech

Runtime

10m

Genres

Animation, Family

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