A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution).
Crew
Jan Švankmajer
Director, Writer, Art Direction
Marie Zemanová
Editor
Svatopluk Malý
Director of Photography
Keith Griffiths
Executive Producer
Michael Havas
Executive Producer
Jaromír Kallista
Producer
Bedřich Glaser
Animation
Jiří Piskáček
Animation
Kája Průšová
Animation
Pavel Semerád
Animation
Roman Včelák
Animation
Tomáš Vejdovský
Animation
Ivo Špalj
Sound
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