Patrick

An animated cartoon for children which tells the story of Patrick and of the magical things that happen when he plays his violin. Based on the book written and illustrated by Quentin Blake, and told without words. Sound montage by Gene Deitch. Animation by Milan Klikar and Bohumil Sejda. Colour and background paintings by Miluse Hluchanicova.

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Credits

producer

Morton Schindel

production company

Kratky Film

Weston Woods Studios

director

Gene Deitch

Duration

00:07:00:00

Production places

Czechoslovakia

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323298

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Czechoslovakia

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 0-6

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Short films

Short films → Short films - Czech Republic

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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Czechoslovakia, 1968

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