Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed = Adventures of Prince Achmed /

The first full-length animated film is still hailed as an enchanting masterpiece. Taken from 'Arabian Nights', the film tells the story of a sorcerer who tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse which sends the rider off on a flight to his death. But the prince foils the e...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (Motion picture)
Main Author: Zeller, Wolfgang, 1893-1967 (Composer)
Other Authors: Ruttmann, Walter, 1887-1941 (Animator), Bartose, Berthold (Animator), Kardan, Alexander (Animator), Dempsey, Dana (Actor), Schygulla, Hanna, 1943- (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:No linguistic content
Language Notes:Silent film, but has musical accompaniment, with German title, credits and intertitles and English subtitles
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kino Lorber, 1926.
Kanopy Streaming, 2021.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:The first full-length animated film is still hailed as an enchanting masterpiece. Taken from 'Arabian Nights', the film tells the story of a sorcerer who tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse which sends the rider off on a flight to his death. But the prince foils the evil plan and soars headlong into a series of adventures, joining forces with Aladdin and the Witch of the Fiery Mountains, doing battle with the sorcerer's army of monsters and demons, and falling in love.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (66 minutes): .flv file, sound
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web
Production Credits:Original music, Wolfgang Zeller.