King of the cats (K)

Old Tom the cat stares at his master, the gravedigger, as he tells of an eerie encounter with nine cats mournfully bearing a coffin through the graveyard.

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Credits

production company

Weston Woods Studios

director

Morton Schindel

Duration

00:05:30:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323875

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

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, 1984

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