A Tale of Till

After briefly covering the Dark Ages and setting the scene in Germany, the film introduces Till Eulenspeigel and his place in German literature. The remainder of the film is then devoted to an outdoor puppet show of one of Till’s stories which is about the finding of purses filled with gold pieces.

Credits

producer/director

Marianne Meperhoff

production company

FilmFair Communications

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010562

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

History → History

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Music & Performing Arts → Puppet theater

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United States, 1975

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