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Adventures of Prince Achmed (1927)

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Runtime: 65 mins

Synopsis: Considered by many to be the first full-length animated film, the story of Lotte Reiniger's mesmerizing work is taken from THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. A young prince embarks on a series of great adventures, including uniting with Aladdin and the Witch of the Fiery Mountains to save a beautiful... Considered by many to be the first full-length animated film, the story of Lotte Reiniger's mesmerizing work is taken from THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. A young prince embarks on a series of great adventures, including uniting with Aladdin and the Witch of the Fiery Mountains to save a beautiful princess. Produced in Germany this color-tinted film utilizes laboriously cut out silhouettes to tell its story. [More]

Genre: Childrens

Director: Lotte Reiniger

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Release:

Dec 3, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Documentary - 1. Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film
  • Trailer - 1. Original Animated Trailer

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Stills/Photos

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Do not let the "silent film" thing throw you off: this is a masterpiece that feels as inventive now as when audiences viewed it in 1926.

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Mike Pinsky
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4/5

A beautiful movie in the tradition of happy ever afters.

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01/13/03
Nic O
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More than eighty years later...it still looks like nothing you've ever seen.

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