Sorrow

United States, 1981

Film
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Episode of Series “Storybook International”.
Two brothers are left the same amount of money, but through a series of mishaps one brother becomes poor and his rich brother will do nothing to help him. The tale compares how they both deal with Sorrow and Envy when they meet them. An Hungarian tale.

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Credits

director

Peter Sasdy

producer

Barry Levinson

production company

Hemisphere Productions

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1981

Appears in

Storybook International

Group of items

Storybook International

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015645

Language

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Moral education

Literature → Fables

Literature → Storytelling

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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