Tomi Ungerer: storyteller

An interview with Tomi Ungerer, a delightful man and gifted visual storyteller. Includes animated sequences based on three of his published illustrated books: “Moon man”, “The Three robbers” and “The Beast of M. Racine”.

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Credits

director

Gene Deitch

production company

Weston Woods Studios

Duration

00:20:57:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014892

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films

Biographical

Crafts & Visual Arts → Graphic arts

Crafts & Visual Arts → Illustration of books

Crafts & Visual Arts → Illustrators

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Literature → Children's literature

Literature → Literature

Literature → Storytelling

People → Biographical films

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, 1981

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