The Hour of Blue Elephants
1971
69 minutes
Overview
Two days before Christmas. Zuzanka and Tomás, friends from a kindergarten wander off during a walk. They admire toys and decoration in shop-windows. Zuzanka shall receive a sledge as a Christmas present and Tomás even a desired little brother. At a shooting gallery Tomás aims at a target on the trunk of a blue elephant which can call in Christmas. The impatient Zuzanka pushes to her friend and he shoots directly to the elephant's red eye. Things which the owner of the shooting gallery warned about happened: the sun popped on the sky, the snow melted and all Christmas shopping has stopped. Both pushful children decide to get a new eye for the elephant so that everything can be set right.
Top Cast
Barbora Pirnerová
Zuzana
Tomáš Muchka
Tomáš
Míla Šulc
Magician Bertoldi
Karel Štědrý
Warehouser Halala
Josef Hlinomaz
Shooting-gallery Owner
Jan Rosák
Soldier
Andrea Čunderlíková
Soldier's girl
Oľga Šalagová
Zuzanka's mother
Ladislav Trojan
Zuzanka's father
Katka Zatovičová
Ivanka – Sister of Thomas
Juraj Horan
Jirka – Brother of Thomas
Marián Labuda
Seller of Christmas tree
Antonín Jedlička
Voice of parrot (voice)
Jiřina Bohdalová
Little elephant (voice)
Bohuslav Kupšovský
Big elephant (voice)
Jiří Sovák
Magician Bertoldi (voice)
M. Seidler