Street of Crocodiles
Cast
Feliks Stawinski
Credits
Written by: 
Stephen Quay Timothy Quay Bruno Schulz
Cinematography: Jonathan Bloom Stephen Quay Timothy Quay
Music: Lech Jankowski
Editing: Stephen Quay
Produced by: Keith Griffiths
Plot
A puppet, newly released from his strings, explores the sinister room in which he finds himself.
Sinekatalog’s take
A puppet freed from his strings explores a sinister, decaying room in this stop-motion short. The dusty, surreal imagery and haunting score create a hypnotic nightmare. A landmark of dark animation, for those who like the strange and unsettling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (3,391 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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