Wheel on the chimney

The charm of the European countryside is portrayed by sweeping pictures and rhythmic words in this tale of two storks who raise their young in Hungary and then fly south to spend the winter. From the book of the same title by Margaret Wise Brown and Tibor Gergely and narrated by John Cunningham.

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Credits

producer

Morton Schindel

production company

Weston Woods Studios

director

Cynthia Freitag

Duration

00:06:45:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013325

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Migration

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

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, 1969

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