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Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy is a film of genre Fantasy released in USA on 9 october 1954 with Mildred Dunnock
Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy (1954)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 9 october 1954
Length 1h12
Rating63%
Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy is a stop motion animated film that was created in 1954 and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hänsel und Gretel, and contains many musical numbers. It was the first American feature-length animated film not made by Disney since 1941's Mr. Bug Goes to Town. Anna Russell provides the voice of the witch, noted dramatic actress Mildred Dunnock (Death of a Salesman) provides the voice of Hansel and Gretel's mother, and several noted opera singers of the time provide the voices of the other characters.
The film was sold to television only four years after it was released, where it became a Christmas season tradition on several affiliate stations. [1] It was shown on NBC during the holiday season of 1987.
This film is considered a cult classic, and has been distributed on VHS many times. A DVD was released in 2001, although the quality of the print is questionable.
The puppets used in the film are called "kineman" characters. They took fifteen years to develop. The filmmakers used a secret chemical for "flesh" and "hair", and the characters had magnetized feet. They were also called "exemplary actors," and are able to duplicate natural movements, as well as a variety of facial expressions.
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Deux enfants perdus et affamés découvrent avec émerveillement une maison en pain d'épices au milieu de la forêt. Mais la sorcière n'est pas loin.Actors
Mildred Dunnock
(Mother)
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