The little chimney sweep

An example of Lotte Reiniger’s early silhouette films, re-cut and given a new sountrack. Tells the tale of a little chimney sweep from 18th century London who comes down the wrong chimney and meets a rich young heiress.

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Credits

director

Lotte Reiniger

producer

Louis Hagen

Richard Kaplan

production company

Primrose Productions

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Germany United Kingdom

Production dates

1954

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006310

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Germany

Animation → Silhouette animation

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - Germany

Literature → Fables

Literature → Film adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Germany and United Kingdom, 1954

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