The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film (1984)
• June 20th, 1984 • 0h 54min
Documentary, Animation
Overview
The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled as a separate short.
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