
Krabat, a beggar boy, is lured to become an apprentice to an evil, one-eyed sorcerer. With a number of other boys, he works at the sorcerer's mill while learning black magic. Every Christmas one of the boys has to face the master in a magical duel, where the boy never stands a chance because the master is the only person who is allowed to use a secret spell: The Koraktor.
Crew

Karel Zeman
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction

Otfried Preußler
Novel
Ivan Matouš
Editor
Bohuslav Pikhart
Director of Photography
Zdeněk Krupa
Director of Photography
Arnošt Kupčík
Animation
Eugen Spálený
Animation
František Belfín
Original Music Composer
Jiří Gold
Lyricist, Dialogue
Karel Hutěčka
Production Manager
Ludmila Zeman
Art Direction
Alena Vicherková
Art Direction
Valentin Javořík
Art Direction
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