The Swineherd

A spoiled princess scorns the love of a worthy prince yet will kiss a swineherd a hundred times for a silly musical toy. An adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story that uses original illustrations from the book by Bjorn Wiinblad. Interesting animation be Gene Deitch with touches of irony in narration. Suitable for lower and middle primary levels.

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Credits

producer

Paul Hammerich

production company

Weston Woods Studios

director

Gene Deitch

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016999

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 0-6

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Literature → Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Fairy tales - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

People → Wiinblad, Bjorn

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q33572250

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United States, 1974

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