Through the looking glass

Alice has fallen through her mirror into a wonderful place called Chessland! There Tom Fool, the plucky magician, introduces her to the eccentric White Queen. Alice wants to be Queen too! However, first she must travel across 8 crazy squares of Chessland hitching rides on flying horses and trains that swim.

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Credits

production company

Burbank Animation Sydney (Jointly)

Jambre Productions

Duration

01:14:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324124

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Magicians

Music & Performing Arts → Magicians

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1987

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