This half-hour BBC documentary offers a revealing look at Svankmajer at work on "Death of Stalinism in Bohemia," and uses excerpts from his earlier films to trace the development of his unique sensibility.
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Jan Švankmajer as Himself
Kevin Loader Executive Producer
Der Magier von Prag Trailer
United Kingdom 02 June 1990
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