Harold's fairy tale (K)

Harold draws an enchanted garden, only to discover that nothing can grow there because of the machinations of a giant witch. With the aid of his purple crayon, he defeats the witch and makes the garden bloom again. A delightful animated story for children. Based on the book by Crockett Johnson.

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Credits

director

Gene Deitch

producer

Morton Schindel

production company

Weston Woods Studios

Duration

00:09:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324791

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

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Fantasy

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Fairy tales - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Fantasy

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, 1974

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