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The film is based on Engelbert Humperdinck 's opera Hänsel und Gretel, from which its music derives. It was the first American feature-length animated film not made by Disney since 1941's Mr. Bug Goes to Town and the first American feature-length animated film not made with traditional animation.
Scene from the 1954 stop-motion animated production of Humperdinck's opera, with Anna Russell as The Witch.
- 10 min
- 45.4K
- Bob Kingston
Hansel and Gretel: Directed by John Paul. With Anna Russell, Mildred Dunnock, Frank Rogier, Delbert Anderson. An "electronic puppet" version of the Humperdinck opera, adapted for children and using spoken dialogue as well as Humperdinck's music.
- (286)
- Animation, Adventure, Family
- John Paul
- 1954-12-24
Oct 30, 2001 · Hansel and Gretel, a fairytail by the Grimm brothers, is transferred to opera by Engelbert Humperdinck. In this version the fairytail is back. Beautiful animation, frame by frame, created with the limited techniques available between 1939 and 1954.
- (126)
- V.I.E.W. Video
- $17.99
- English
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An opera fantasy Overview An "electronic puppet" version of the Humperdinck opera, adapted for children and using spoken dialogue as well as Humperdinck's music.
