
Directing
Viktor Kubal
Born — Died
1923-03-20 — 1997-04-24
Place of birth
Svätý Jur
Known for
Directing
Credits
40 titles
Viktor Kubal (March 20, 1923 – April 24, 1997) was a Slovak cartoonist, animator, and director often called the father of animation in Slovakia. He is credited for making the first Slovakian animated feature film, Jurko the Highwayman (1977).
Known for
4.8The story of the highwayman and folk hero, Juraj Janosik.
Brigand Jurko
1976
6.8The folktale about Bloody Lady Bathory, doomed to bathe in the blood of young girls in order to be forever youthful herself.
The Bloody Lady
1981
NRLoosely updates the Hansel and Gretel story to a world where the wicked witch is now a scantily-clad quasi-hippie.
The Marzipan Comedy
1987
NRThere is a cinema in town. Masses of film-eager moviegoers are queuing in front of it. The cinema screens slapstick comedies, westerns, horror films and even some arthouse erotica. But when the local audience has had enough of traditional films, the door is open to an alternative lineup.
Cinema
1977
NRAn animated short from Viktor Kubal
The Ladder
1978
NRAn animated short from Viktor Kubal
The Microscope
1981
Behind the camera
4.8The story of the highwayman and folk hero, Juraj Janosik.
Brigand Jurko
1976
4.8The story of the highwayman and folk hero, Juraj Janosik.
Brigand Jurko
1976
6.8The folktale about Bloody Lady Bathory, doomed to bathe in the blood of young girls in order to be forever youthful herself.
The Bloody Lady
1981
6.8The folktale about Bloody Lady Bathory, doomed to bathe in the blood of young girls in order to be forever youthful herself.
The Bloody Lady
1981
NRLoosely updates the Hansel and Gretel story to a world where the wicked witch is now a scantily-clad quasi-hippie.
The Marzipan Comedy
1987
NRLoosely updates the Hansel and Gretel story to a world where the wicked witch is now a scantily-clad quasi-hippie.
The Marzipan Comedy
1987
NRThere is a cinema in town. Masses of film-eager moviegoers are queuing in front of it. The cinema screens slapstick comedies, westerns, horror films and even some arthouse erotica. But when the local audience has had enough of traditional films, the door is open to an alternative lineup.
Cinema
1977
NRThere is a cinema in town. Masses of film-eager moviegoers are queuing in front of it. The cinema screens slapstick comedies, westerns, horror films and even some arthouse erotica. But when the local audience has had enough of traditional films, the door is open to an alternative lineup.
Cinema
1977
NRAn animated short from Viktor Kubal
The Ladder
1978
NRAn animated short from Viktor Kubal
The Microscope
1981
A satire on gender relations and expectations of "correct" feminine behaviour.
The Selection
1982
A satire on gender relations and expectations of "correct" feminine behaviour.
The Selection
1982
A weatherman comes across a frog on his way to work. When the real weather begins to differ from his forecast, the frog will teach him its natural ways of forecasting weather to save the day.
The Weatherman
1983
A weatherman comes across a frog on his way to work. When the real weather begins to differ from his forecast, the frog will teach him its natural ways of forecasting weather to save the day.
The Weatherman
1983
NRAn animated short from Viktor Kubal
The Present
1976
4.0This animated slapstick is set on a chessboard. Kubal’s film is an allegory on society without freedom in which our every step is governed by strict rules and “kings and queens” who prevent us from disobeying the clear rules of the game.
Chess
1973
4.0This animated slapstick is set on a chessboard. Kubal’s film is an allegory on society without freedom in which our every step is governed by strict rules and “kings and queens” who prevent us from disobeying the clear rules of the game.
Chess
1973
A satire on the dangers of overly-oppressive child-rearing.
Only Child
1979
A satire on the dangers of overly-oppressive child-rearing.
Only Child
1979
NRAs a peasant cultivates his land, he pulls technological progress from out of a molehill: railways, highways, mechanization... The fertile lands will be buried under the merciless pressure of technological progress until they become an urban jungle.
Earth
1966
NRAs a peasant cultivates his land, he pulls technological progress from out of a molehill: railways, highways, mechanization... The fertile lands will be buried under the merciless pressure of technological progress until they become an urban jungle.
Earth
1966
NRThe first animated short about Tom Thumb by Viktor Kubal
Tom Thumb
1972
No synopsis available yet.
Deduško a pes
1983
NRViktor Kubal’s Disney-esque debut about Slovakia’s “salvation” through electrification.
The Mysterious Old Man
1944
NRViktor Kubal’s Disney-esque debut about Slovakia’s “salvation” through electrification.
The Mysterious Old Man
1944
In his film The Idol, Viktor Kubal copes with the socialist regime very originally and directly. This slapstick comedy about an oppressive regime with a happy ending depicts an obedient citizen who bows to well-known busts for so long until his patience runs out.
Idol
1989
In his film The Idol, Viktor Kubal copes with the socialist regime very originally and directly. This slapstick comedy about an oppressive regime with a happy ending depicts an obedient citizen who bows to well-known busts for so long until his patience runs out.
Idol
1989
Little Johnny lives in the city. Traffic lights for pedestrians don‘t ring any bells to him. The little traffic light man decides to teach him how to cross the road safely. To no avail. However, he comes up with a great idea.
What Happened to Johnny on the Road
1981
Little Johnny lives in the city. Traffic lights for pedestrians don‘t ring any bells to him. The little traffic light man decides to teach him how to cross the road safely. To no avail. However, he comes up with a great idea.
What Happened to Johnny on the Road
1981
Tom Thumb wants to help his parents, but he’s so tiny that he’s not much help to them. Determined to fix this, he decides to go search for a Magician who can solve his little problem. However, it’s not always advisable to dabble in magic…
Tom Thumb at the Magician's
1973
Tom Thumb wants to help his parents, but he’s so tiny that he’s not much help to them. Determined to fix this, he decides to go search for a Magician who can solve his little problem. However, it’s not always advisable to dabble in magic…
Tom Thumb at the Magician's
1973
NRA bird unlike any other in its flock is given the task to direct traffic
Promotion
1968
NRTwo gold diggers and a robber meet in a parodic vision of the Wild West.
Two Good Friends
1972
NRAn animated anti-war short. Between explosions and submachine guns, Dita lands and kindly calms the senseless aggression.
Dita at the Front
1969
NRAn animated anti-war short. Between explosions and submachine guns, Dita lands and kindly calms the senseless aggression.
Dita at the Front
1969
A satirical look at today's times.
We're Entering the Nuclear Age
1963
A satirical look at today's times.
We're Entering the Nuclear Age
1963
An animation short by Viktor Kubal.
Dita at the Post Office
1967
An animation short by Viktor Kubal.
Dita at the Post Office
1967
NRJanko Hraško is saving people from flu germs.
Tom Thumb and the Germs
1974
