Players

An animated satire on aggression. Two characters, who look like two famous tennis players play a game of tennis which gradually develops into a battle. (Award: Special Jury Prize, Montreal World Film Festival, 1982)

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Credits

production company

Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

Kratky Film

producer/director

John Halas

Duration

00:07:00:00

Production places

Czechoslovakia

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015797

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Canada - Montreal - Awards

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Comedy

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aggressiveness (Psychology)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Czech Republic

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Czechoslovakia, 1982

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