The Man who thought with his hat (K)

The amusing, satirical story of Alec Noll, President of Agonia. He was such an important man, but with one strange characteristic…he thought with his hat. Based on a book by Swedish writer, Gunnar Berefelt.

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Credits

producer

Lisbeth Gabrielsson

production company

Svenska filminstitutet

Duration

00:12:20:00

Production places

Sweden

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323810

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Sweden

Childrens Films

Comedy

Comedy → Satire

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Moral education

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Swedish literature - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - Sweden

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Sweden, 1985

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