The Hour of Blue Elephants (1971)

7.5/10 69 min Family Fantasy

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.

Cast

Josef Hlinomaz

Shooting-gallery Owner

Jan Rosák

Soldier

Andrea Čunderlíková

Soldier's girl

Ladislav Trojan

Zuzanka's father

Marián Labuda

Seller of Christmas tree

Antonín Jedlička

Voice of parrot (voice)

Jiřina Bohdalová

Little elephant (voice)

Jiří Sovák

Magician Bertoldi (voice)

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