The World's greatest freak show

Episode of Series “The Desire to read”.
A cartoon adventure designed to develop reading skills by visualising book materials. Presents the story of a man who in his efforts to obtain riches, exploits freaks for theatrical purposes. Based on the picture book by Ellen Raskin. Teacher’s notes accompany the video.

Credits

director

Sam Weiss

producer

Nick Bosustow

production company

Xerox Films

Stephen Bosustow Productions

Language

English

Duration

00:12:00:00

Colour

Production places

United States

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

30689

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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