Story of the Bass Cello (1949)

Animation
Fantasy

"Román s basou" is another short by master a stop-motion puppet-animator Jiri Trnka. The story is based on Anton Chekhovs story "Roman s Kontrabasom". Princess Bibulova decides to go fishing along the river while not far away a bass player leaves his two companions to go for a swim.

Cast

Narrator (voice)
Jan Pivec

Crew

Director
Jiří Trnka
Animation
Z Zdnek Hrabé
Animation
J Jan Karpaš
Animation
Stanislav Látal
Animation
Břetislav Pojar
Animation
B Bohuslav Šrámek
Screenplay
Jiří Trnka
Story
Jiří Trnka
Short Story
Anton Chekhov
Director of Photography
E Emanuel Franek
Director of Photography
L Ludvík Hájek
Art Direction
Jiří Trnka
Editor
H Helena Lebdušková
Production Manager
B Bohumír Buriánek
Original Music Composer
V Václav Trojan
Assistant Production Manager
V Vladimír Janovský
Music
V Václav Trojan