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Synopsis

Sea gods, mermaids and drunken carpenters. A rare venture into stop-motion from Halas & Batchelor, producers of Britain’s first animated feature 'Animal Farm'.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Create Strand - Restoration World premiere

Details

Year
1952
Type of film
Shorts
Running Time
7 mins
Director
Joy Batchelor, Allan Crick, John Halas
Remastered by
BFI National Archive

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 21st November 2017

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Jez Stewart
BFI
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