Merry Christmas Octopus

Merry Christmas Octopus

Merry Christmas Octopus

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Merry Christmas Octopus

1987

1h 32m

6.8(9 votes)

Comedy

Family

Science Fiction

Overview

Eva and her younger brother Johnny own two sentient octopuses made out of strange matter. Will their parents divorce and ruin Christmas? Will a scientist find a way to use their pets as fuel? Live action film with stop-motion octopuses.

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Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

WDR

Südwestfunk

ORF

RTP

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová

Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová

Andrea

Pavel Zedníček

Pavel Zedníček

Honza

Žaneta Fuchsová

Žaneta Fuchsová

Eva

Milan Šimáček

Milan Šimáček

Honzík

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Miroslav Macháček

Miroslav Macháček

George

Jan Kanyza

Jan Kanyza

Pierre

Boris Rösner

Boris Rösner

Andreadis

Jaroslava Kretschmerová

Jaroslava Kretschmerová

Jiřina

Kateřina Lojdová

Kateřina Lojdová

Eliška

Creative team

Directed by: Jindřich Polák
Written by: Ota Hofman
Jindřich Polák

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