Gene Deitch Movies

  • 1975
    Where the Wild Things Are

    Where the Wild Things Are

    Where the Wild Things Are

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    A young boy named Max who, after dressing in his wolf costume, wreaks such havoc through his household that he is sent to bed without his supper....

    Where the Wild Things Are
  • 1974
    The Beast of Monsieur Racine

    The Beast of Monsieur Racine

    The Beast of Monsieur Racine

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    A suspicious pear-thieving beast becomes fast friends with a lonely man who proudly presents him to the prestigious Academy of Sciences.

    The Beast of Monsieur Racine
  • 1984
    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

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    An adaptation of the book by Verna Aardema

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
  • 1975
    The Swineherd

    The Swineherd

    The Swineherd

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    A spoiled princess scorns the love of an honorable prince who offers her precious gifts.

    The Swineherd
  • 1962
    Anatole

    Anatole

    Anatole

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    The adventures of Anatole, a suave and debonair French mouse, in a cheese factory.

    Anatole
  • 1973
    A Story-A Story

    A Story-A Story

    A Story-A Story

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    Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.

    A Story-A Story
  • 1977
    Gene Deitch: The Picture Book Animated

    Gene Deitch: The Picture Book Animated

    Gene Deitch: The Picture Book Animated

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    Picture book animator for Weston Woods Studios Gene Deitch, shares his insights into the purpose, art and technique of adapting, as animated films,...

    Gene Deitch: The Picture Book Animated
  • 1958
    Gaston's Easel Life

    Gaston's Easel Life

    Gaston's Easel Life

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    While Gaston LeCrayon is setting up his painting area on the sidewalk, a limousine zooms by and splashes mud all over the canvas. The wealthy woman,...

    Gaston's Easel Life
  • 1961
    Weight for Me

    Weight for Me

    Weight for Me

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    After six months at sea, Popeye and Brutus see that Olive has become overweight after eating too much out of feeling lonely. Popeye wants to help her...

    Weight for Me
  • 1959
    Foofle's Train Ride

    Foofle's Train Ride

    Foofle's Train Ride

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    In this Terrytoon,Foofle goes on a tour-train guided-excursion. But, par for his usual course, he screws everything up from the schedule to the...

    Foofle's Train Ride
  • 1962
    How to Win on the Thruway

    How to Win on the Thruway

    How to Win on the Thruway

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    A Gene Deitch cartoon about driving.

    How to Win on the Thruway
  • 1977
    Strega Nona

    Strega Nona

    Strega Nona

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    Big Anthony, left alone with Strega Nona's magic pasta pot, runs into trouble when he decides to show the townspeople how it works.

    Strega Nona
  • 1987
    In The Night Kitchen

    In The Night Kitchen

    In The Night Kitchen

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    Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat bakers are making the morning cake and so begins an intoxicating dream fantasy...

    In The Night Kitchen
  • 2005
    I Lost My Bear

    I Lost My Bear

    I Lost My Bear

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    What do you do when your best toy disappears and no one will help you find it? Jules Feiffer's spunky little detective learns that if you keep on...

    I Lost My Bear
  • 1971
    A Picture For Harold's Room

    A Picture For Harold's Room

    A Picture For Harold's Room

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    With his purple crayon, Harold draws a picture for his room - and then becomes part of it.

    A Picture For Harold's Room
  • 1974
    Harold's Fairy Tale

    Harold's Fairy Tale

    Harold's Fairy Tale

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    Harold draws himself a castle in an enchanted garden and fills it with a king, a giant, a fairy - and himself!

    Harold's Fairy Tale
  • 1991
    Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens

    Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens

    Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens

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    When Winnie, who never reads, lifts off with a foxy stranger, sensible Harriet must use every ounce of energy and brain power to rescue her.

    Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens
  • 1964
    How to Avoid Friendship

    How to Avoid Friendship

    How to Avoid Friendship

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    The Independent League of Loners, known as the ILL, has studied the problem of excess camaraderie and has formulated this happy guide to solitude. A...

    How to Avoid Friendship
  • 1971
    The Foolish Frog

    The Foolish Frog

    The Foolish Frog

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    A farmer wanted words to go with the tune he was playing when he saw a frog sitting on the bank of the stream. The frog did something silly which...

    The Foolish Frog
  • 2008
    Voyage to the Bunny Planet

    Voyage to the Bunny Planet

    Voyage to the Bunny Planet

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    The three original beloved Bunny Planet stories are now available in a single-volume gift edition with magnetic closure and ribbon place marker....

    Voyage to the Bunny Planet