The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
1926 · Animation · 66 min · dir. Lotte Reiniger
- Animation
- Adventure
- Fantasy
Synopsis
Lotte Reiniger's silhouette-animated feature, drawn from the Arabian Nights: Prince Achmed rides a magic flying horse, battles an evil sorcerer and wins Princess Pari Banu, with help from Aladdin and the Witch of the Fiery Mountain. It is the oldest surviving animated feature.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Director
- Lotte Reiniger
- Writer
- Lotte Reiniger
- Composer
- Wolfgang Zeller
- Cinematography
- Carl Koch
- Studio
- Comenius-Film GmbH
- Released
- 1926-09-03
- Original title
- Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
- Running time
- 66 minutes
- Language
- German
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1926
Cast & crew
Lotte Reiniger Director
