---
title: 'Krabat – The Sorcerer''s Apprentice (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karel Zeman'
released: '1978-03-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'West Germany'
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/krabat-the-sorcerers-apprentice-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075811/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)

1978 · 80 min · Fantasy, Horror · West Germany, Czechoslovakia, Germany

Original title: Čarodějův učeň

## Synopsis

Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a 1978 Czechoslovak cutout animated dark fantasy film directed by Karel Zeman, based on the 1971 book Krabat by Otfried Preußler, and the Sorbian folk tale upon which the book is based. The name Krabat is derived from the word Croat.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karel Zeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-zeman)
- **Screenplay:** [Karel Zeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-zeman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [František Belfín](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-belfin)
- **Producer:** [Karel Hutěčka](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-hutecka)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bohuslav Pikhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/bohuslav-pikhart), [Zdeněk Krupa](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-krupa)

## Cast

- [Luděk Munzar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludek-munzar)
- [Hans Ernback](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-ernback)
- [Christian Brückner](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-bruckner)
- [Jaroslav Moučka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaroslav-moucka)

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