The Foolish brother

United States, 1981

Film
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Episode of Series “Storybook International”.
Two brothers suddenly obtain a sack of gold coins while Abdul, the foolish brother is out chopping trees. After leaving their village the brothers are attacked by brigands and it is Abdul’s foolishness which saves the day. A Turkish tale. Narrated by Claire Nielson.

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Credits

director

Andrew Grieve

producer

Barry Levinson

production company

Hemisphere Productions

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1981

Appears in

Storybook International

Group of items

Storybook International

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015854

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Fables - Juvenile films

Literature → Fairy tales - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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