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Zasadil dedek repu
10 minutes, 35 mm, colour, 1945
Classical cartoon animation
Audience: children
Commentary: none

Producer: KF a.s. - Studio Bratri v triku
Director: Jiri Trnka
Designer: Jiri Trnka

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. It is still an up-to-date message and the picture is one of the best among the Czech animated pictures.

All films directed by Jiri Trnka:
About the Golden Fish • Ancient Czech Myths • The Animals and the People of Petrov • Archangel Gabriel and Ms Goose • Bajaja • The Cybernetic Grandmother • The Devil's Mill • The Emperor's Nightingale • From Hatvan to Galicia • From Hatvan to Halic • From Putim to Putim • The Gift • Grandpa Planted a Beet • The Hand • The "Hurvinek" Circus • The Jolly Circus • The Midsummer Night's Dream • The Novel With the Double-bass • Passion • Prairie Aria • Schweik's Misfortunes on the Train • The Spring-Man and the SS • Svejk Trouble in a Train • Svejk's Budejovice Anabasis • A Treasury of Fairy-tales • Two Little Frosts

All films designed by Jiri Trnka:
About the Golden Fish • Ancient Czech Myths • The Animals and the People of Petrov • Archangel Gabriel and Ms Goose • Bajaja • The Beatitude of Love • The Cybernetic Grandmother • The Devil's Mill • The Emperor's Nightingale • From Hatvan to Galicia • From Putim to Putim • The Gift • The Ginger-bread House • Grandpa Planted a Beet • The Hand • The "Hurvinek" Circus • The Jolly Circus • The Midnight Adventure • The Midsummer Night's Dream • The Novel With the Double-bass • One Glass Too Many • Passion • Prairie Aria • Schweik's Misfortunes on the Train • The Spring-Man and the SS • A Treasury of Fairy-tales • Two Little Frosts • Umbrella