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Lotte Reiniger
The Fairy Tale Films
(1922-1961)
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Contents: Cinderella [Aschenputtel] (1922), The Death-Feigning Chinaman [Der scheintote Chinese] (1928), The Golden Goose (1944), Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1954), The Frog Prince (1954), The Gallant Little Tailor (1954), Sleeping Beauty (1954), Snow White and Rose Red (1954), Cinderella (1954), Puss in Boots (1954), The Magic Horse (1954), The Grasshopper and the Ant (1954), The Three Wishes (1954), Thumbelina (1954), The Caliph Stork (1954), Hansel and Gretel (1954), Jack and the Beanstalk (1955), The Little Chimney Sweep (1955) and The Frog Prince (1961).
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 British Film Institute
2008 DVD edition
Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films (1922-1961), black & white and color, 215 minutes total, BBFC Certificate PG, including Cinderella [Aschenputtel] (1922), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, with The Death-Feigning Chinaman [Der scheintote Chinese] (1920), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, The Golden Goose (1944), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, The Frog Prince (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, The Gallant Little Tailor (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, Sleeping Beauty (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, Snow White and Rose Red (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, Cinderella (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, Puss in Boots (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, The Magic Horse (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, The Grasshopper and the Ant (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, The Three Wishes (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, Thumbelina (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, The Caliph Stork (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, Hansel and Gretel (1954), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, Jack and the Beanstalk (1955), color, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, The Little Chimney Sweep (1955), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG, and The Frog Prince (1961), color, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate PG.
British Film Institute, BFIVD795, UPC 5-035673-007952.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD discs; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 17 November 2008.
Country of origin: England
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