The Little drummer boy

Joyful drumming, youthful voices and glowing illustrations combine to celebrate the Nativity in this film, which is based on the well-known Christmas song. Illuatrated by Ezra Jack Keats.

Credits

production company

Weston Woods Studios

director

Cynthia Freitag

Duration

00:06:53:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016996

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 0-6

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Christmas stories

Literature → Storytelling

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1970

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