A Tale for everybody

An animated film about two little bugs who become so pre-occupied playing on an egg that they fail to notice when the egg cracks and a baby chick appears.

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Credits

production company

Beaux-Arts

Vita Films

Duration

00:05:30:00

Production places

Bulgaria

Production dates

1967

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010555

Language

No spoken word

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Bulgaria

Childrens Films

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Bulgaria

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Bulgaria, 1967

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