Springman and the SS

The first animated picture made by Jiří Trnka for adults. It is a comic story of a legendary chimney-cleaner who, with the help of a spring from an old lounge-chair, became the terror of the Prague-occupying SS troops in World War II.

Crew

Jiří Trnka

Director

Ota Šafránek

Story

Milivoj Uzelac

Conductor

Stanislav Látal

Animation

Zdeněk Miler

Animation

Emanuel Formánek

Sound

Josef Kábrt

Animation

Karel Mann

Animation

Karel Štrebl

Animation

Čeněk Duba

Animation

Clips & Videos

The Spring-Man and the SS (1945)