The Three monks

An animated story about co-operation in which three monks squabble over the chore of fetching water to put out the fire in their temple. Considers the benefits of teamwork as opposed to thinking only of oneself.

Credits

production company

Shanghai Animation Studios

Duration

00:19:28:00

Production places

China

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015617

Languages

Chinese

No spoken word

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - China

Animation → Animation - Juvenile films

Childrens Films

Literature → Chinese literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Folk literature, Chinese

Short films

Short films → Short films - China

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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China, 1970

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