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A delightful children’s animation that is based on an African folktale. The story is about the disaster that can occur when people tell tall-tales. Adaptation by Gene Deitch of an award winning book written by Verna Aardema.
Credits
director
Gene Deitch
producer
Morton Schindel
production company
Weston Woods Studios
Language
English
Duration
00:10:00:00
Colour
Colour
ACMI Identifier
34091
Subject categories
Adaptations
Animation
Animation → Animated films - United States
Childrens Films
Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Folk literature, African
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
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