The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film (1984)
The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled as a separate short.
Top billed cast
Jan Švankmajer- Paul Hammond
- Dawn Ades
- Dalibor Veseley
- Robert Benayoun
- Conroy Maddox
- Roger Cardinal
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