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Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (1926)
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20 June 1929 (Japan)
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A handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess. full summary | add synopsis
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Dazzling animated film in silhouette!
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The Adventures of Prince Achmed
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65 min (24 fps) | USA:66 min (2001 alternate version) | Germany:81 min (18 fps)
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Black and White (tinted and toned)
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1.33 : 1 more
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The oldest existing full-length animated film.
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Referenced in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
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From the "Arabian Nights" this is a German silent animated film (with music score and color tints). It tells the story of Prince Achmed and hid adventures when he gets on a flying horse. He falls in love with Princess Peri Banu, fights the evil Sorcerer and meets up with the Fire Mountain Witch (!!) and Aladdin (whose story is also told).
This was done in silhouette animation--they use cutouts instead of drawings and film them frame by frame moving each piece a little at a time--this took three years to complete!
It's truly incredible--the cutouts are incredibly detailed and the animation itself is flawless--the characters move very smoothly. The story moves briskly and the color tints and great music score just complement the animation perfectly. Sadly this is little known. Maybe with the restored version playing it will get the recognition it richly deserves.
A great film for the whole family--if the kids don't mind reading subtitles.