The Marvelous Tales of Ray Harryhausen ( The Story of Little Red Riding Hood / Hansel and Gretel / Rapunzel / King Midas / The Tortoise & the Hare / The Mother Goose Storybook Review / Evolution of the World / How to Bridge a Gorge / Guadalcanal )

The Marvelous Tales of Ray Harryhausen (Blu-Ray) (*)

$20.99

Original Title: The Story of Little Red Riding Hood / Hansel and Gretel / Rapunzel / King Midas / The Tortoise & the Hare / The Mother Goose Storybook Review / Evolution of the World / How to Bridge a Gorge / Guadalcanal
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
52 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1940-1953 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ray Harryhausen
Mark Caballero
Seamus Walsh

Written By:
Charlott Knight
Aesop

Actors:
James Matthews ..... Narrator
Hugh Douglas ..... Narrator
Del Moore ..... Narrator
Gary Owens ..... Narrator

Synopsis:

It was at the end of the Second World War that Ray Harryhausen laid the aesthetic foundations of his future works which would inspire, among other things, the universe of "Star Wars". Opting for a voice-over narration, the creator of the legendary special effects of "Jason and the Argonauts" realizes these five "marvelous tales" using puppets articulated according to the principles of the stop-motion, of which the American will become. the absolute master. Little Red Riding Hood: Based on the classic European fairytale. A young girl is pursued and tricked by a big bad wolf who wants to eat her. Hansel and Gretel: A young brother and sister are kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch. Based on the brothers Grimm fairytale. Rapunzel: A young maiden is trapped in a tower by a wicked witch who took her at birth. King Midas: A greedy King Midas is visited one day by a mysterious visitor who grants him the ability to turn all things he touches to gold. He learns his lesson when the food he tries to eat and his own daughter are turned to gold as well. The visitor reappears and offers him the opportunity to return to his old self, which he gladly does. The Tortoise & the Hare: The classic Ray Harryhausen tale that still proves "slow and steady" wins the race. The Mother Goose Storybook Review: A compilation of 4 Mother Goose stories 'photographed in three dimensional animation' and unified by a prologue and an epilogue with Mother Goose herself magically setting up a projector to show the films. The familiar stories are 'Little Miss Muffett,' 'Old Mother Hubbard,' 'The Queen of Hearts' and 'Humpty Dumpty.' Evolution of the World: A glimpse of daily life during the Age of Dinosaurs is revealed. A brontosaurus roams a dangerous remote island searching for food before a vicious tyrannosaurus rex and a triceratops battle to the death during the Cretaceous period. How to Bridge a Gorge: An instructional video that teaches, through stop-motion animation, how to build a bridge over a gorge that can hold heavy military equipment. Guadalcanal: A Ray Harryhausen news reel on the battle of Guadalcanal in WWII.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 09 August, 2021.