The Adventures of Prince Achmed ( Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed )

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Blu-Ray) (*)

$34.99

Original Title: Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Silent ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Silent ( Dolby Linear PCM )

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

Running Time:
67 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1926 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Lotte Reiniger
Carl Koch

Written By:
Lotte Reiniger

Actors:
Lotte Reiniger
Carl Koch

Synopsis:

Lotte Reiniger's beautiful silhouette animation brings to life magical tales from the Arabian Nights. Handsome young prince Achmed plunges into a series of exciting escapades that take him from Baghdad to China via the enchanted land of Wak-Wak. Demons, witches and princesses move through intricate and colourful worlds in this exquisite and influential film, which is presented here with a choice of soundtracks and a selection of rarely seen sort films. Special Features Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition Original orchestral score by Wolfgang Zeller Newly recorded alternative narration based on Lotte Reiniger's own translation of her German text, spoken by actress Penelope McGhie The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle (Lotte Reiniger, 1928, 33 mins): a series of three short films based on the classic stories by Hugh Lofting The Flying Coffer (Lotter Reiniger, 1921, 9 mins): a poor young fisherman tries to rescue the Emperor of China's daughter The Secret of the Marquise (Lotte Reiniger, 1922, 2 mins): an early advert for Nivea skincare products The Star of Bethlehem (Vivian Milroy, 1956, 18 mins): the nativity story with music performed by the Glyndebourne Festival Chorus The Lost Son (Lotte Reiniger, 1974, 14 mins): the New Testament parable animated in Lotte Reiniger's style Fully illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays by Jez Stewart and Philip Kemp, and a contribution by Marina Warner

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) was the first feature-length animation in film history, masterminded created by Lotte Reiniger and hand-tinted frame by frame. Based on 'The Arabian Nights', this classice film tells the epic tale of Prince Achmed, who is tricked into mounting a magical flying horse by a wicked sorcerer. The horse carries Achmed off on a series of adventures, over the course of which he joins forces with a young Aladdin, battles ogres and monsters and romances the beautiful Princess Peri Banu. Newly mastered to High Definition, thisThis exquisite film is presented with the original Wolfgang Zeller score, as well as a newly-created track which combines the Zeller score with a voice over (by actress Penelope McGhie) based on Reiniger's own telling of the tale. Also included in this Dual Format Edition is an extensive selection of Lotte Reiniger's celebrated animated shorts.

Based on stories from "The Arabian Nights." A wicked sorcerer tricks Prince Achmed into riding a magical flying horse. The heroic prince is able to subdue the magical horse, which he uses to fly off to many adventures. While travelling, he falls in love with the beautiful Princess Peri Banu, and must defeat an army of demons to win her heart. The entire film is animated using the silhouette technique, which employs movable cardboard and metal cutouts posed in front of illuminated sheets of glass.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.

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