The Axe and the Lamp

The Axe and the Lamp (1963)


  • Genre: Animation, Documentary
  • Release Date: 1963-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 7min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: John Halas

Summary

Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole world of sin and folly as relevant today as in the 16th century.

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  • Robert Robinson

    as Narrator
Directing John Halas Director
Writing Paul Dehn Writer
Camera Ron Taylor Director of Photography
Sound Jack King Sound
Editing Jack King Editor
Sound Jack King Music

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