Master Hanus (1977)

Overview : One of the film stories based on the old Prague legends. This one is about the old master clock maker Hanus who construed the Prague Old Town astronomical clock. Master Hanus' clock started working for the first time in 1490 but did not tell the time for too long. Soon the master, blinded by the perfidious town councilors, stopped it for more than 200 years.

Release Date : April 21, 1977

Runtime : 13m

Genre : Animation  

Companies : Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky

Countries : Czechoslovakia

Keywords : stop motion, based on myths, legends or folklore, 15th century