The Flat (1968): Cast
The Flat is a 1968 short animated film directed by Jan Švankmajer, starring Juraj Herz as Visitor and Ivan Kraus. It runs 13 minutes.
- Release year
- Runtime
- 13 min
- Director
- Jan Švankmajer
- Genre
- Animation
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Flat About?
The premise of The Flat without spoilers.
A man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.
The Flat Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- stop motion animation
- trapped in room
- surrealism
- slow motion scene
- allegory
- avant garde short
- experimental short
- arthouse horror
- european horror
- psychotronic short film
- central europe
- european psychotronic film
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- mysterious event
- czech horror
- psychotronic short
- psychotronic film
- czech psychotronic film
- close up of an eye
- sitting on the floor
- dark comedy
- european dark comedy
- for grown ups animation
- flushing a toilet
- czech dark comedy
- surreal comedy
- toilet flush
- holey spoon
- character's point of view camera shot
- europe
- female topless nudity
- camera shot of an eye
- animated horror
- mouse
- urban fantasy
- classic animation
- photograph
- european fantasy
- live action animation
- man wears sandals
- 20th century
- entrapment
- camera shot of feet
- punched in the face
- framed photograph
- camera shot of eyes
- 1960s
- dark humor
- camera shot of mouth
- close up of eyes
- failed expectations
The Flat Cast & Characters
Juraj Herz leads the cast as Visitor, with Ivan Kraus as Man. Directed by Jan Švankmajer.
- Director Jan Švankmajer
- Juraj Herz as Visitor
- Ivan Kraus as Man
More from Jan Švankmajer
More films directed by Jan Švankmajer: Insect, Surviving Life (Theory and Practice), Conspirators of Pleasure and Food.
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The Flat Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “O Apartamento” and “Die Wohnung”.
- Also known as
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- O Apartamento
- Die Wohnung
- L'appartamento
- 部屋
- 公寓
- Mieszkanie
- El apartamento
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Movies Like The Flat
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Flat, The Forbidden and The Pied Piper.
The Flat FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Flat, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Flat?
The Flat runs 13 minutes.
When was The Flat released?
The Flat was released in 1968.
Who directed The Flat?
The Flat was directed by Jan Švankmajer.
More films by Jan Švankmajer Who is in the cast of The Flat?
The Flat stars Juraj Herz as Visitor and Ivan Kraus as Man.
Does The Flat have a post-credit scene?
No. The Flat has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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