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Anatole

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Producer(s): William L. Snyder

Release Date: 01/09/1962

""The adventures of Anatole, a suave and debonair French mouse, in a cheese factory.""

Hermína Týrlová

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"Often called the mother of Czech animation, Hermína Týrlová was a pioneer in the long Czech tradition of puppet and stop-motion animation. She helped to found animation production at the major company Ziln Studios, laying further groundwork for fu..."

Jan Švankmajer

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"Jan Švankmajer is a Czechoslovakian surrealist artist, filmmaker and animator. His work revolves around the exploration of imaginative meanings within objects of the everyday specifically through their tactile qualities. Filled with grotesque imager..."

Jiří Trnka

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"Jiří Trnka was born in Pilsen (now Plzeň), Bohemia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire on February 24, 1912. He was a Czech animator and illustrator who specialized in puppet stop-motion animation. He was known for illustrating children's books, bu..."

Rakvickarna/Punch and Judy

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Producer(s): Erna Kmínková Jirí Vanek

Release Date: 1966

""Two puppets, Punch and Joey, do battle to the death over the custody of a live guinea pig.""