Jules Verne's mysterious island; Marco Polo

United Kingdom, 1975

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Episode of Series “Storytime Collection”.
Features two classic children’s stories; JULES VERNE’S MYSTERIOUS ISLAND; five prisoners flee the American Civil War in a hot air balloon. They land on a mysterious island, blown by the storm winds across the Pacific Ocean. What is the cause of the inexplicable events that occur on the island and will the five prisoners live to find out? MARCO POLO; set in China in the year 1260, this animated production is based on the original Marco Polo journals. Marco Polo and his servant Ton-Ton travel from Venice to China on a mission to find the Kubla Khan.

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Credits

director

Leif Gram

producer

Walter J Hucker

production company

Air Programs International

Duration

02:00:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1975

Appears in

Storytime Collection

Group of items

Storytime Collection

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

308318

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - Great Britain

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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