O loupežníku Rumcajsovi
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| O loupežníku Rumcajsovi | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Václav Čtvrtek, Anna Jurásková, Milan Nápravník, Irena Povejšilová |
| Directed by | Ladislav Čapek |
| Starring | Karel Höger, Eduard Cupák |
| Composer | Václav Lídl |
| Country of origin | Czechoslovakia |
| Original language | Czech |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Czechoslovak Television |
| Release | 5 November 1967 – 16 November 1984 |
O loupežníku Rumcajsovi is a Czech animated television series by writer Václav Čtvrtek and illustrator Radek Pilař. Series is about the robber Rumcajs who lives in the Řáholec forest near Jičín.[1] Series was created and premiered in three seasons, the first in 1967 and 1968, the second in 1969 and 1970, both voiced by Karel Höger, and the third in 1984, voiced by Eduard Cupák. All three series have a total of 39 episodes. In 1972, thirteen episodes of spin off series O loupežnickém synku Cipískovi were filmed with the character of the robber Rumcajs, In English Version, it was broadcast as The Robber Name Rumcajs on BBC in U.K. and PBS in U.S.
The robber Rumcajs was originally a shoemaker from Jičín, and the mayor of Jičín, Humpál, also had his shoes made by him. However, Rumcajs disagreed with the mayor and was expelled from the city for this. He settled in the Řáholec forest, where he made a living as a robber. He lives here together with his wife Manka and son Cipísek, with whom he experiences many adventures, because the Jičín estate wants to get them out of the forest. In these works, Rumcajs appears as a positive hero who fights against the authorities.[2]