Baron Prásil (AKA: The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)

IMDB: 7.7/10

The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.

Dobrý voják Svejk (1954)

IMDB: 7.5/10

Adapting Jaroslav Hasek's raucous satirical novel, and also bringing Josef Lada's equally famous illustrations to garrulous puppet life, posed Trnka one of his biggest creative challenges. Trnka himself felt that the final episode...

Dama s sobachkoy

IMDB: 7.3/10

A love story among the nobility of the Russian Empire: a man and a woman, both married, fall in love.

Tsaplya i zhuravl

IMDB: 7.2/10

Animated short about a love between a heron and a crane.

The Tell-Tale Heart

IMDB: 3.5/10

A haunting account of a tormented man who continually re-admits himself into a medical facility, in a futile attempt to escape from his pending madness. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Tell-Tale Heart".

The Buccaneer

IMDB: 6.4/10

During the War of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.

Shinel

IMDB: 7.4/10

A story about a government clerk who has his precious new overcoat stolen. No-one seems willing to help him retrieve his prized possession, a fact that continues to concern him even when he is beyond the grave.