The Creation of the World

Synopsis

La Création du Monde is among the first animated feature films made in France. But to be exact, the film was animated in Czechia and directed by Eduard Hofman. It is adapted from a series of five books by Jean Effel, a French caricaturist and illustrator. The visual style is adapted from his drawings. The film is a comedy about the creation of the universe in six days, with the devil messing around and contributing in his own way.

Cast

Jan Werich

Narrator (voice)

Georges Aminel

François Périer

Martine Sarcey

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André Vessières

Crew

Art

• Jean Effel Art Direction
• Josef Kábrt Background Designer
• Rudolf Holan Background Designer
• Bohumil Šiška Background Designer

Camera

• Zdena Hajdová Director of Photography

Crew

• Josef Menzel Dramaturgy
• Ivan Urban Dramaturgy

Directing

• Eduard Hofman Director
• Josef Kábrt Assistant Director

Editing

• Zdena Navrátilová Editor

Production

• Vladislav Hofman Production Manager
• Jan Hejl Production Manager

Sound

• Jan Rychlík Original Music Composer
• Josef Vlček Sound
• Milan Novotný Sound
• Antonín Jedlička Sound Effects
• Karel Vlach Conductor

Visual Effects

• Zdeněk Smetana Animation
• Karel Štrebl Animation
• Božena Možíšová Animation
• Jaroslav Doubrava Animation
• Vladimír Lehký Animation
• Břetislav Dvořák Animation
• František Vystrčil Animation
• Bohumil Šejda Animation
• Ladislav Čapek Animation
• Jiří Vokoun Animation

Writing

• Adolf Hoffmeister Lyricist
• Jean Effel Story
• Eduard Hofman Screenplay
• Adolf Hoffmeister Screenplay