Neco z Alenky (1988)

Country of Origin: Czechoslovakia / Switzerland / UK / West Germany
Year of Production: 1988
Running Times: 86 mins
Format: Eastmancolor
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Channel Four Films / Condor Films / Hessischer Rundfunk / Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft
Executive Producers: Keith Griffiths, Michael Havas
Producer: Peter-Christian Fueter
Associate Producers: Hannes Bressler, Paul Madden
Production Manager: Jaromír Kallista
Production Coordinator: Eva Heiglová

SCRIPT
Script: Jan Svankmajer
Story: Lewis Carroll

DIRECTION
Director: Jan Svankmajer

ANIMATION
Animator: Bedrich Glaser

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Svatopluk Malý
Gaffer: Andy Arnautov

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Marie Zemanová

SOUND
Sound: Robert Jansa, Ivo Spalj

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designers: Jirí Bláha, Eva Svankmajerová

MISCELLANEOUS
Assistants: Terezka Chudobová, Karolina Glaserová, Ivona Krehová, Nikolka Kreková, Václav Svankmajer

VOICES
Kristyna Kohoutová (Alice)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION VOICES
Camilla Power (Alice)

PLOT SUMMARY

Alice follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole and finds herself in Wonderland where she encounters a number of strange and often sinister characters as she tries to find her way home.

AVAILABILITY

UK
Video Distributors: Viscom / RTM

USA
Laserdisc Distributors: Image (ID 7863 FF)
DVD Distributors: First Run Features (909266D)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: PG

AWARDS

1989
Fantasporto, Portugal
International Fantasy Film Award: Best Film (Jan Svankmajer) - nominated

TIMELINE

1988
August
3: USA - theatrical release (in New York City, New York)

1991
August
Day Unknown: USA - laserdisc release (Image (ID 7863 FF))

2000
April
11: USA - DVD release (First Run Features (909266D))

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Alice - English language title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Alice (2000)
Alice at the Palace (1982)
Alice in Wonderland (1903)
Alice in Wonderland (1915)
Alice in Wonderland (1931)
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
Alice in Wonderland (1950)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
Alice in Wonderland (1976)
Alice in Wonderland (1983)
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1974)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1910)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
Big Apple Birthday (1978)
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987)
Fairy Tales On Ice: Alice Through the Looking Glass (1996)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (1982)
Through the Looking Glass (1976)

REFERENCES

BOOKS

Elliott's Guide to Home Entertainment (4th Edition) p.13
credits, review

Horror and Science Fiction Films Volume IV p.9
credits

KEYWORDS

alice in wonderland, animals, book into film, caterpillars, children, clothes, eggs, fairy tales, giants, magical lands, rabbits, rats, rodents, shrinking, skeletons, skulls, socks, stop-motion animation, surrealism

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008