Rent The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
3.8 of 5 from 90 ratings
1h 7min
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- Synopsis:
'The Adventures of Prince Achmed' premiered in Germany on 23rd September 1926, hailed as the first full-length animated film in the history of cinema. Seventy-five years on, this enchanting film still stands as one of the great classics of animation - lively, delicate, inventive, stirring and romantic. Taken from "The Arabian Nights", the story tells of a wicked sorcerer who lures Prince Achmed onto a magical flying horse and sends him off on a flight to his death. The Prince foils the magician's evil plan, however, and flies headlong into a series of adventures - joining forces with Aladdin, doing battle with assorted ogres, monsters and spirits, and falling in love with the beautiful Princess Peri Banu. - Actors:
- None
- Directors:
- Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
- Aka:
- Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch Next If You Liked The Babadook, A Brief History of Pantomime Stories on Film: Part 2, A Few More Screen Princes
- Countries:
- Germany
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/08/2013
- Run Time:
- 67 minutes
- Languages:
- German LPCM Mono, Silent
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Original orchestral score by Wolfgang Zeller
- Newly recorded alternative narration based on Lotte Reiniger's own translation of her German text, spoken by actress Penelope McGhie
- The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle (Lotte Reiniger, 1928, 33 mins): a series of three short films based on the classic stories by Hugh Lofting
- The Flying Coffer (Lotte Reiniger, 1921, 9 mins): a poor young fisherman tries to rescue the Emperor of China's daughter
- The Secret of the Marquise (Lotte Reiniger, 1922, 2 mins): an early advert for Nivea skincare products
- The Star of Bethlehem (Vivian Milroy, 1956, 18 mins): the nativity story with music performed by the Glyndeboume Festival Chorus
- The Lost Son (Lotte Reiniger, 1974, 14 mins): the New Testament parable animated in Lotte Reiniger's inimitable style
