Viktor Kubal

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

Behind the camera

Brigand Jurko poster
4.8

The story of the highwayman and folk hero, Juraj Janosik.

Brigand Jurko

1976

Brigand Jurko poster
4.8

The story of the highwayman and folk hero, Juraj Janosik.

Brigand Jurko

1976

The Bloody Lady poster
6.8

The 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

The Bloody Lady poster
6.8

The 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

The Marzipan Comedy poster
NR

Loosely updates the Hansel and Gretel story to a world where the wicked witch is now a scantily-clad quasi-hippie.

The Marzipan Comedy

1987

The Marzipan Comedy poster
NR

Loosely updates the Hansel and Gretel story to a world where the wicked witch is now a scantily-clad quasi-hippie.

The Marzipan Comedy

1987

Cinema poster
NR

There 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

Cinema poster
NR

There 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

The Ladder poster
NR

An animated short from Viktor Kubal

The Ladder

1978

The Microscope poster
NR

An animated short from Viktor Kubal

The Microscope

1981

No artwork available
7.0

A satire on gender relations and expectations of "correct" feminine behaviour.

The Selection

1982

No artwork available
7.0

A satire on gender relations and expectations of "correct" feminine behaviour.

The Selection

1982

No artwork available
8.5

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

No artwork available
8.5

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

The Present poster
NR

An animated short from Viktor Kubal

The Present

1976

Chess poster
4.0

This 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

Chess poster
4.0

This 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

No artwork available
NR

A satire on the dangers of overly-oppressive child-rearing.

Only Child

1979

No artwork available
NR

A satire on the dangers of overly-oppressive child-rearing.

Only Child

1979

Earth poster
NR

As 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

Earth poster
NR

As 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

Tom Thumb poster
NR

The first animated short about Tom Thumb by Viktor Kubal

Tom Thumb

1972

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Deduško a pes

1983

The Mysterious Old Man poster
NR

Viktor Kubal’s Disney-esque debut about Slovakia’s “salvation” through electrification.

The Mysterious Old Man

1944

The Mysterious Old Man poster
NR

Viktor Kubal’s Disney-esque debut about Slovakia’s “salvation” through electrification.

The Mysterious Old Man

1944

No artwork available
NR

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

No artwork available
NR

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

No artwork available
NR

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

No artwork available
NR

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

No artwork available
6.0

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

No artwork available
6.0

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

Promotion poster
NR

A bird unlike any other in its flock is given the task to direct traffic

Promotion

1968

Two Good Friends poster
NR

Two gold diggers and a robber meet in a parodic vision of the Wild West.

Two Good Friends

1972

Dita at the Front poster
NR

An animated anti-war short. Between explosions and submachine guns, Dita lands and kindly calms the senseless aggression.

Dita at the Front

1969

Dita at the Front poster
NR

An animated anti-war short. Between explosions and submachine guns, Dita lands and kindly calms the senseless aggression.

Dita at the Front

1969

No artwork available
NR

A satirical look at today's times.

We're Entering the Nuclear Age

1963

No artwork available
NR

A satirical look at today's times.

We're Entering the Nuclear Age

1963

No artwork available
NR

An animation short by Viktor Kubal.

Dita at the Post Office

1967

No artwork available
NR

An animation short by Viktor Kubal.

Dita at the Post Office

1967

Tom Thumb and the Germs poster
NR

Janko Hraško is saving people from flu germs.

Tom Thumb and the Germs

1974