Die abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed = Adventures of Prince Achmed
(DVD)

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[Place of publication not identified] : Milestone Film & Video, [2011].
Status
Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Milestone Film & Video, [2011].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (67 min.) : silent, tinted black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
784148008141

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in Germany in 1926 by Comenius-Film GMBH.
General Note
"Neither the original negatives nor a complete copy of the original German version exists. The following reconstruction is based on an existing tinted and toned nitrate copy which was held at the National Film and Television Archive, London"--Opening credit.
General Note
"Presented by the British Film Institute and Milestone Film & Video" ; "Primrose Film Production"--Container.
General Note
Bonus material: 1921 animated advertising trailer, The secret of the marquise / Lotte Reiniger; Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the inventor of the silhouette film / Katja Raganelli ; stills gallery.
General Note
Restoration by the Deutsches Filmmuseum Frankfurt.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1926.
Creation/Production Credits
Directed by Karl Koch ; editor, Nina Goslar ; original music, Wolfgang Zeller.
Description
The first full-length animated film is still hailed as an enchanting masterpiece. Taken from 'Arabian Nights', the film tells the story of a sorcerer who tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse which sends the rider off on a flight to his death. But the prince foils the evil plan and soars headlong into a series of adventures, joining forces with Aladdin and the Witch of the Fiery Mountains, doing battle with the sorcerer's army of monsters and demons, and falling in love.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC.
Language
Silent movie, with German intertitles and English subtitles; optional audio track with intertitles spoken in English.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Reiniger, L., Bayer, K., Raganelli, K., & Zeller, W. (2011). Die abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed =: Adventures of Prince Achmed . Milestone Film & Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lotte Reiniger et al.. 2011. Die Abenteuer Des Prinzen Achmed =: Adventures of Prince Achmed. Milestone Film & Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lotte Reiniger et al.. Die Abenteuer Des Prinzen Achmed =: Adventures of Prince Achmed Milestone Film & Video, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Reiniger, Lotte, Klaus-Peter Bayer, Katja Raganelli, and Wolfgang Zeller. Die Abenteuer Des Prinzen Achmed =: Adventures of Prince Achmed Milestone Film & Video, 2011.

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