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The Bottle Imp

1952 · 62 min

A quaint stop-motion fable that unfolds gently, with a storybook charm and a faint undercurrent of unease.

Directed by
Ferdinand Diehl
Genres
Animation
Overview
Story loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Bottle Imp".

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Directed by
Ferdinand Diehl
Genres
Animation
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
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    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour3
    Realism3
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Ferdinand Diehl
    Runtime
    62 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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