---
title: 'Springman & the SS (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jiří Trnka'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 14
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Animation'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/springman-the-ss-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0239854/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Springman & the SS (1946)

1946 · 14 min · Comedy, Animation, War · Czechoslovakia

Original title: Pérák a SS

## Synopsis

Springman and the SS is a 1946 Czechoslovak superhero animated short film directed by Jiří Trnka featuring Pérák, the Spring Man of Prague. The film is also known as The Chimney Sweep in the United States. The film competed at 1946 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jiří Trnka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-trnka), [Jiří Brdečka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-brdecka)
- **Screenplay:** [Jiří Trnka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-trnka), [Jiří Brdečka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-brdecka)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jan Rychlík](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-rychlik)

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