The Robber's Fairy Tale Open this page in a new window for printing
Loupeznicka pohadka
15 minutes, 35 mm, colour, 1964
Classical cartoon animation
Audience: children
Commentary: off screen

Producer: KF a.s. - Studio Bratri v triku
Director: Eduard Hofman
Designer: Josef Capek

A story from Karel Capek's " Nine Fairy Tales". It is a famous and popular story about a robber's son that refused to be a robber as he has got a fine education. He solved his dilemma - whether to continue his father's "trade" or to follow his own principles - by becoming a tax man.

All films directed by Eduard Hofman:
About a Stuck-up Night-gown • About the Dolly That Cried With Her Shrill Voice • Angelic Coat • A Doctor's Fairy Tale • The Dog's Fairy-tale • How the Cat and the Dog Washed the Floor • How the Cat and the Dog Wrote a Letter • How the Dog And the Cat Baked a Cake • How the Doggie Tore His Trousers • How the World Is Organised • My Dozen Fathers • Nursery Rhymes • The Robber's Fairy Tale • The Wanderer's Fairy-tale • The Water Sprite's Fairy-tale

All films designed by Josef Capek:
About a Stuck-up Night-gown • About the Dolly That Cried With Her Shrill Voice • A Doctor's Fairy Tale • The Dog's Fairy-tale • How the Cat and the Dog Washed the Floor • How the Cat and the Dog Wrote a Letter • How the Dog And the Cat Baked a Cake • How the Doggie Tore His Trousers • How the World Is Organised • The Robber's Fairy Tale