The Happy prince

An animated film which presents an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s story of “The Happy Prince”. Narrated by Christopher Plummer and Glynis Johns.

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Credits

director

Michael Mills

co-producer

Michael Mills

Murray Shostak

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013512

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

Wikidata

Q1390000

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Canada, 1974