Dalibor's Tower

Daliborka

11 minutes, 35 mm, colour, 1978
Puppet animation
Audience: family
Commentary: off screen

Producer: KF a.s. + SDR Stuttgart
Director: Ivan Renc
Designer: Milada Kucerova

A picture based on the old Prague legend. It is a well-known story of a chieftain named Dalibor who defended his serfs and, as a result, was imprisoned in the Prague castle in a tower. He endeared himself in the hearts of the Prague citizens by playing violin there. After he was executed, Prague people started to call the tower Dalibor's Tower.

All films directed by Ivan Renc:
Dalibor's Tower • Indian Princess • Jerusalem Street • The Lighthouse Keeper • The Magician • Puppet, Man's Best Friend • The Sword • The Town In Black • The Tree and High Branch • The Tree and the Fence • The Tree and the Hen-pigeon • The Tree and the Little Donkey • The Tree and the Road • The Tree and the Well • The Tree and the Wind

All films designed by Milada Kucerova:
Puppet, Man's Best Friend