The Adventures of Prince Achmed is a 1926 German animated fairytale film by Lotte Reiniger. It is the oldest surviving animated feature film. The Adventures of Prince Achmed features a silhouette animation technique Reiniger had invented that involved manipulated cutouts made from cardboard and thin sheets of lead under a camera. The technique she used for the camera is similar to Wayang shadow puppets, though hers were animated frame by frame, not manipulated in live action. The original prints featured color tinting. Reiniger also used the first form of a multiplane camera in making the film, one of the most important devices in pre digital animation.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
Directed by Carl Koch / Lotte Reiniger
Genres - Action-Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Animated Film, Silent Film |
Release Date - Sep 3, 1926 |
Run Time - 65 min. |
MPAA Rating - TV-PG
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Movie Info
Box Office
$100,156
Tags
Adventures Of Prince Achmed, Arabian Nights, Flying Horse, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Prince, Sorcerer, Supernatural/Monsters
Attributes
Narrative Location: China, Middle East
Subject: courtship, magic, rescue
Subject: courtship, magic, rescue
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Alternate Titles
Achmed Ôji no Bôken
JP
Achmed, il principe fantastico
IT
Ahmed herceg kalandjai
HU
As Aventuras do Príncipe Achmed
BR, PT
Avanture princa Ahmeda
HR, RS
De Avonturen van Prins Achmed
NL
Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
DE
Dobrodruzství prince Ahmeda
CS
Las aventuras del príncipe Achmed
ES
Le avventure del principe Achmed
IT
Les aventures du prince Ahmad
FR
Les aventures du prince Ahmed
FR
Oi peripeteies tou prigipa Achmed
GR
Prins Achmeds äventyr
SE
Prins Achmeds eventyr
NO
Prinssi Ahmedin seikkailut
FI
Przygody księcia Achmeda
PL
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
, CA, GB, US
Wak-Wak, ein Märchenzauber
DE
Οι περιπέτειες του πρίγκιπα Αχμέντ
GR
Пригоди принца Ахмеда
UA
Приключения принца Ахмеда
, RU