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of a magical academy for wizards that is attended by boys whose names begin with the letter "A". Kleks is depicted as a tall and eccentric man with a bushy beard, who wears a velvet

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over a waistcoat with numerous pockets. Among his magical abilities is his ability to change his size. The character was partly based on

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, a Polish

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and

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known to the literary circles of pre-

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Warsaw. Kleks was portrayed by

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in three films based on the book series, each of which were directed by : '' Akademia pana Kleksa'' (1983), '' Podróże pana Kleksa'' (1986) and '' Pan Kleks w kosmosie'' (1988). Fronczewski also voiced the character in the 2001 animated film '' Tryumf pana Kleksa''.

Book series

* '' Akademia pana Kleksa'' (''Academy of Mr. Kleks'', 1946) * '' Podróże pana Kleksa'' (''Travels of Mr. Kleks'', 1961) * '' Tryumf pana Kleksa'' (''Triumph of Mr. Kleks'', 1965)

Films

Classic series

* '' Akademia pana Kleksa'' (''Academy of Mr. Kleks'', 1983) * '' Podróże pana Kleksa'' (''Travels of Mr. Kleks'', 1986) * '' Pan Kleks w kosmosie'' (''Mr. Kleks in Space'', 1988) * '' Tryumf pana Kleksa'' (''Triumph of Mr. Kleks'', 2001, animated)

Modern series

* ''Akademia pana Kleksa'' (2023) * ''Kleks i wynalazek Filipa Golarza'' (2025)

Other media

* , 1974 * , 1980 * , 2007

References