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The Choo-Choo Train

1959 · 14 min

A gentle, old-fashioned puppet tale that ambles along like a small child's bedtime story, more charming than exciting.

Directed by
Hermína Týrlová
Genres
Animation
Starring
Karel Höger
Overview
A puppet fairy tale about a disobedient train that did not just want to carry coal and drove to return to his work after a sad experience.

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Directed by
Hermína Týrlová
Genres
Animation
Starring
Karel Höger
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • redemption
    • work
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Hermína Týrlová
    Written by
    Hermína Týrlová
    Starring
    Karel Höger
    Music
    Zdeněk Liška
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    Czechoslovakia
    Languages
    Czech

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