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The Albatross

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Synopsis

A ship sets sail on an epic voyage through malignant natural and supernatural elements from which one man alone survives. An adaptation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner illustrated by 19th century wood engravings which are animated by scratching directly into the surface of colour filmstock.

Details

Year
1998
Type of film
Shorts
Running Time
15 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Paul Bush
Producer
Colin Rose, Maggie Ellis, Richard Gooderick
Principal Cast
Gerard Murphy, Julian Maynard Smith
Executive Screen Writers
Paul Bush from Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 26th November 2005

Production Company

Ancient Mariner Ltd
93 Lausanne Road
London SE15 2HY
T +44 (0)20 7635 7533