The Peasant's pea patch: a Russian folk tale

United States, 1972

Film
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Episode of Series “The Desire to read”.
This tall tale from Russian folklore follows the hilarious misadventures of a Russian peasant who tries in vain to protect his pea patch from a flock of hungry cranes. The film ends with the defeated peasant illustrating that, although life can be difficult, humanity somehow manages not only to survive but to survive in good spirit.

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Credits

producer

Nick Bosustow

production company

Stephen Bosustow Productions

Xerox Films

Duration

00:08:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1972

Appears in

The Desire to read

Group of items

The Desire to read

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

008221

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Literature → Folk literature, Russian

Literature → Literature

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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