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Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
The Little Mermaid (1976)
The Sea King has several daughters but loves the youngest the most – the little mermaid. He surprises her one day by taking her to see the sinking of a ship. He's giving everything in the ship to her. Unfortunately, she falls in love with a handsome prince on the ship. She saves his life and takes him to the safety of the seashore. From this moment, the infatuated mermaid can't think of anything but on meeting the handsome prince at least once. Her father is angry with her, but the girl is stubborn. She doesn't hesitate to ask for magical help from a horrible sea witch...
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1976 |
| Duration | 84 min |
| Rating | 8 |
| Language | Czech |
| Subtitle | No subtitles |
| Directed by | Karel Kachyňa |
| Screenplay | Ota Hofman, Karel Kachyňa |
| Director of Photography | Jaroslav Kučera |
| Music | Zdeněk Liška |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
| Contact | Národní filmový archiv |
Biography
A film director and screenwriter. He was of the first of FAMU's graduates. Together with writer Jan Procházka, he made the significant films The Stress of Youth (1961), Carriage to Vienna (1966), The Nun's Night (1967), The Ear (1970), and The Cow (1993). His later films included, e.g. Fany (1995) and Hanele (1999).