
Overview
Beggar boy Krabat is lured to apprentice for an evil, one-eyed sorcerer. With a number of others, he works at the sorcerer's mill while learning black magic. Every Christmas, one of the lads has to face the master in a magical duel, where the boy never stands a chance because the master is the only person allowed to use a secret spell.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on the novel Krabat
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Setting
Set in Lusatia
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Music
Music by František Belfín
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Bohuslav Pikhart and Zdeněk Krupa
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Otfried PreußlerNovel
- Karel ZemanScreenplay
- Original title
- Čarodějův učeň
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 1, 1978
- Original language
- Czech
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia, Germany























