The Seventh mandarin

United States, 1972

Film
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Episode of Series “The Desire to read”.
Long ago in a walled palace lived a Chiense emperor, guarded and guided by seven assistants called mandarins. None of them ever set foot outside the palace and they knew nothing of the people until the seventh and youngest mandarin ventured out one night…Based on the picture book by Jane Yolen.

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Credits

director

Sam Weiss

producer

Nick Bosustow

production company

Stephen Bosustow Productions

Duration

00:13:00:00

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

009675

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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