The cameraman's revenge and other fantastic tales : the amazing puppet animation of Ladislaw Starewicz / [compiled and produced by David Shepard].
As the world's first great puppet and stop-motion model animator, Starewicz was best known for his insect stories. Starewicz's grasshoppers, dogs, frogs, dolls, and other creatures portray heroics and follies with an exuberance of humor and invention.
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| Language: | French English |
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Silent film with stop-action animation; soundtrack in French; subtitles in English. |
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[Chatsworth, Calif.] :
Image Entertainment/Film Preservation Associates,
[2000], ©1993.
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| Edition: | Standard format. |
| Series: | Blackhawk Films collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Amazing puppet animation of Ladislaw Starewicz. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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As the world's first great puppet and stop-motion model animator, Starewicz was best known for his insect stories. Starewicz's grasshoppers, dogs, frogs, dolls, and other creatures portray heroics and follies with an exuberance of humor and invention. |
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| Note: | Films are variously tinted, black and white, or color. Soundtracks in stereo. (films 1-4) and mono. (films 5-6). Originally produced individually in France as puppet films between 1912 and 1958. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | AF6 D0005849 VideoDVD CL4 D0044433 VideoDVD |
| Credits: | Music for The camerman's revenge, The insects' Christmas, The frogs who wanted a king and Voice of the nightingale (all of which were originally silent) compiled by Robert Israel; music for The mascot by Edouard Flament; music for Carrousel boréal by Daniel White. |
| System Details: | DVD; NTSC; Dolby digital stereo and mono.; 1.33:1 aspect ratio. |