Lapitch the Little Shoemaker (1997)
October 23, 1997Release Date
Lapitch the Little Shoemaker (1997)
October 23, 1997Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Ivan Gudeljević
Segrt Hlapic
Maja Rozman
Gita
Tarik Filipović
Amadeus / Vlasnik vrtuljka
Relja Bašić
Crni štakor (voice)
Pero Juričić
Bundas / Vlasnik cirkusa
Milan Blažeković
Director
Vladimir Kovačić
Majstor Mrkonja (voice)
Hrvoje Zalar
Grga (voice)
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
Writer
Ljiljana Gener
Jana (voice)
Pajo Kanižaj
Writer
Zorko Sirotić
Marko (voice)
Zoran Budak
Writer
Ivana Bakarić
Markova majka (voice)
Gordana Hajni
Writer
Božidarka Frajt
Grgina majka (voice)
Details.
Release DateOctober 23, 1997
Original NameČudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Budget$8,000
Genres
Wiki.
Lapitch the Little Shoemaker (Croatian: Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića) is a 1997 animated feature that was originally released by Croatia Film. Produced on vintage cel equipment during the early 1990s, this was the third feature from Croatia Film's animation unit and director Milan Blažeković, after The Elm-Chanted Forest (1986) and The Magician's Hat (1990).It is based on The Brave Adventures of Lapitch, a 1913 novel by Croatian author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić. In this adaptation, all of the characters are animals, and the title character is a mouse, rather than the human character of the original work. As with the book, the film is about a shoemaker's apprentice who leaves the confines of his ill-tempered master, and sets off on an adventure. During his journey, he befriends a circus performer named Gita, and fights against the evil Dirty Rat.
Lapitch remains Croatia's most successful production in terms of viewership, and became that country's official selection for the 1997 Academy Awards (in the Best Foreign Language Film category). Its popularity led to the production of a 26-episode television series, also called Lapitch the Little Shoemaker, at the end of the 1990s.In February 2000, it first appeared in North America as the initial entry in Sony Wonder's short-lived "Movie Matinee" video series. The Disney Channel also premiered it on U.S. cable television later that same month.