Faust's House (1977)

Genre : Animation

Runtime : 12M

Director : Garik Seko
Writer : Kamil Pixa

Synopsis

A film story based on the old Prague legends. It tells about a poor student lured by wealth, which he prefers to knowledge. In the end, he sells his soul to the evil powers. The Devil takes him to hell and since then there is a blackened hole on the ceiling of a Prague house.

Actors

Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Hrušínský
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crews

Garik Seko
Garik Seko
Director
Kamil Pixa
Kamil Pixa
Story
Kamil Pixa
Kamil Pixa
Screenplay
Jiří Šafář
Jiří Šafář
Director of Photography
Jiří Kolafa
Jiří Kolafa
Original Music Composer
Jiří Kubíček
Jiří Kubíček
Dramaturgy
Milada Kučerová
Milada Kučerová
Art Direction
Vlasta Pospíšilová
Vlasta Pospíšilová
Animation
Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly
Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly
Animation
Karel Chocholín
Karel Chocholín
Animation
Helena Lebdušková
Helena Lebdušková
Editor
Ivo Špalj
Ivo Špalj
Sound
Věra Henzlová
Věra Henzlová
Production Manager

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