1987 / Film / Feature / stop-motion (sequence)

Merry Christmas Octopus

Name: Merry Christmas Octopus
Released: 1987

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Year1987

Format familyFilm

SubtypeFeature

Techniquestop-motion (sequence)

Overview

92m feature, released 11/01/1987 (XC) (bracket = TMDB release market, not confirmed production country). directed by Jindřich Polák. Original title Veselé Vánoce přejí chobotnice: live-action Czechoslovak family film in which Eva and her younger brother Johnny keep two sentient octopuses made of strange matter, animated in stop motion. Production company not yet sourced.

Cast & crew (2)

Cast and crew credited on Merry Christmas Octopus
Person	Role	Department	Source
Jindřich Polák	director; screenplay; story	direction	TMDB source themoviedb.org medium confidence Details Daily enrichment 2026-11-06.
Ota Hofman	screenplay; story	writing	TMDB source themoviedb.org medium confidence Details Daily enrichment 2026-11-06.

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