The Treasure of Bird Island

The Treasure of Bird Island

Poster for the film
Directed by Karel Zeman
Screenplay by
Music by Zdeněk Liška
Cinematography Antonín Horák
Edited by Zdenek Stehlík
Production
company
Československý Státní Film
Release dates
  • March 27, 1953 (1953-03-27)
Running time
77 minutes
Country Czechoslovakia
Language Czech

The Treasure of Bird Island (Czech: Poklad ptačího ostrova) is a 1953 Czechoslovak animated film directed by Karel Zeman.

The film, based on a Persian fairy tale, was Zeman's first feature-length work.[1] The soundtrack includes verses by František Hrubín, read by children, as well as an original film score by Zdeněk Liška.[1]

The film's style is an experiment in combining two- and three-dimensional animation,[2] including hand-drawn backgrounds and figures animated in relief.[1] The production design is based on the traditional manuscript-illustration style of Persian miniatures.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hames, Peter (2009), Czech and Slovak Cinema: Theme and Tradition, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, p. 196
  2. Sadoul, Georges (1972), Dictionary of Film Makers, Berkeley: University of California Press, p. 286, ISBN 0520018648
  3. Czech Center, New York (2001), "The Treasure of Bird Island", A Ship With Painted Sails: The Fabulous Animation Of Karel Zeman, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, retrieved 7 February 2015
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