Synopsis:
The film narrates the adventures of an animated train.
- Director:
- Dragutin Vunak
- Year:
- 1959
- Country:
- Croatia
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Cut-Out Animation
- Original title:
- Mali vlak
- Production type:
- Professional
- Animator:
- Vladimir Jutriša
- Script writer:
- Dragutin Vunak
- Music composer:
- Aleksandar Bubanović
- Production:
- Zagreb Film
- Genres:
- Comedy, Fantasy, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Humor, Transformation, Non-violent
- Audience:
- 4+
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