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The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

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The amazing story of the animograph, a machine created in France in the sixties by the cartoonist and self-taught inventor Jean Dejoux (1922-2015), whose creation was intended to revolutionize the animation industry.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

55 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

12 May 2022

Country

France

Cast

Jacques Chaussepied

Jacques Chaussepied

Self - Narrator (voice)

Christine Dejoux

Christine Dejoux

Self

Maurice Corbet

Maurice Corbet

Self

Pierre Mandrin

Pierre Mandrin

Self

Bernard Spehner

Bernard Spehner

Self

Jean-Baptiste Garnero

Jean-Baptiste Garnero

Self

Serge Bromberg

Serge Bromberg

Self

Melinda Littlejohn

Melinda Littlejohn

Self

Francis Coupigny

Francis Coupigny

Self

Marco de Blois

Marco de Blois

Self

Jocelyne Tournet-Lammer

Jocelyne Tournet-Lammer

Self

Marcello Zane

Marcello Zane

Self

Geoffrey Nathanson

Geoffrey Nathanson

Self

Gerald Scarfe

Gerald Scarfe

Self

Paul Demeyer

Paul Demeyer

Self

Jean Dejoux

Jean Dejoux

Self (archive footage)

Peter Foldès

Peter Foldès

Self (archive footage)

Claude Piéplu

Claude Piéplu

Self (archive footage)

Jean Yanne

Jean Yanne

Self (archive footage)

Daniel Prévost

Daniel Prévost

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Schaeffer

Pierre Schaeffer

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Sainderichin

Pierre Sainderichin

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Rouxel

Jacques Rouxel

Self (archive footage)

Kaj Pindal

Kaj Pindal

Self (archive footage)

Robert Benayoun

Robert Benayoun

Self (archive footage)

René Borg

René Borg

Self (archive footage)

Danièle Gilbert

Danièle Gilbert

Self (archive footage)

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Self (archive footage)

Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones

Self (archive footage)

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Self (archive footage)

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