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Caliph Stork, The (1954)
 

Courtesy of Primrose Productions

Main image of Caliph Stork, The (1954)
 
35mm, black and white, 10 mins
 
DirectorLotte Reiniger
Production CompanyPrimrose Productions
Production TeamCarl Koch, Louis Hagen, Vivian Milroy
MusicFreddie Phillips

A young caliph is transformed into a stork by his wicked uncle.

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With this film, based on a tale by Wilhelm Hauff, Lotte Reiniger enters the world of the Arabian Nights, creating opulent backgrounds with marvellous domes, rooftops and minarets, and joins the magic of the Far East with an amusing tale.

Christel Strobel

*This film is included in the BFI DVD compilation Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films.

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Complete film (10:15)
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SEE ALSO
Reiniger, Lotte (1899-1981)