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How the Old Man Traded It All Away

How the Old Man Traded It All Away

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Folk art–like hand-drawn stills illustrate this sweetly simple pastoral fable, in which a peasant comes into possession of a small fortune—but realizes there are treasures greater than gold.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

9 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

31 December 1954

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Růžena Nasková

Růžena Nasková

Narrator (voice)

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