Germany, 1925
62m, 1811 metres
black and white (tinted), 1.33:1
silent
A German silhouette animation directed by Lotte Reiniger.
Plot Summary
Prince Achmed sets of for a series of adventures aboard a flying horse. Along the way he meets a witch and Aladdin, fights demons and falls in love with a princess.
Credits
Crew
A Silhouette Film by: Lotte Reiniger
Comenius-Film G.m.b.H.
Collaborators: Walter Ruttmann, Berthod Bartosch, Alexander Karadan
Lighting Technician: Carl Koch
With Original Music by: Wolfgang Zeller
Re-issue Version Music: Freddie Phillips
Alternative Titles
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Les Aventures du prince Ahmed – French title
References
Periodicals
- Classic Images no.276 (June 1998) p.38 – review
- Classic Images no.321 (March 2002) p.30 – video review
- Classic Images no.322 (April 2002) p.63 – video review
- Film-Dienst vol.52 no.11 (25 May 1999) p.34 – illustrated review
- Journal of Film Preservation no.60/61 (July 2000) pp.47-49 – illustrated article
- Jugend Film Fernsehen vol.16 no.1 (1972) pp.42-43 – review
- Télérama no.2364 (3 May 1995) p.115 – credits, review
Books
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis pp.4 – credits
- Movies of the 20s and Early Cinema by Jürgen Müller pp.288-291 – illustrated credits, review (by LP [Lars Penning])
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.4 – credits
- Silent Films, 1877-1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies by Robert K. Klepper p.391
