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'''''Abra Cadabra''''' is a 1983 animated comic fantasy Australian film about an optimistic boy and his friends, based loosely on the tale of the [[Pied Piper of Hamelin]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.acmi.net.au/kids_abracadabra.aspx | title=Abra Cadabra | publisher=[[Australian Centre for the Moving Image]] | accessdate=24 July 2011 }}</ref> The film was directed and written by [[Alexander Stitt]] and stars [[John Farnham]] and [[Jacki Weaver]]. It is the first ever animated feature film to be made in 3-D.<ref>''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'' Ed Scott Murray, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p 2</ref> Stitt co-produced the film with [[Phillip Adams]].
'''''Abra Cadabra''''' is a 1983 animated comic fantasy Australian film about an optimistic boy and his friends, based loosely on the tale of the [[Pied Piper of Hamelin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acmi.net.au/kids_abracadabra.aspx |title=Abra Cadabra |publisher=[[Australian Centre for the Moving Image]] |accessdate=24 July 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329034228/http://www.acmi.net.au/kids_abracadabra.aspx |archivedate=29 March 2012 }}</ref> The film was directed and written by [[Alexander Stitt]] and stars [[John Farnham]] and [[Jacki Weaver]]. It is the first ever animated feature film to be made in 3-D.<ref>''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'' Ed Scott Murray, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p 2</ref> Stitt co-produced the film with [[Phillip Adams]].


The film was theatrically released in stereoscopic 3D as well as in a regular version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=ABRACA&area=title&type=Feature&genre=Children's |title=Abra Cadabra |publisher=[[Screen Australia]] |accessdate=9 April 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819092133/http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=ABRACA&area=title&type=Feature&genre=Children's |archivedate=19 August 2008 }}</ref>
The film was theatrically released in stereoscopic 3D as well as in a regular version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=ABRACA&area=title&type=Feature&genre=Children's |title=Abra Cadabra |publisher=[[Screen Australia]] |accessdate=9 April 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819092133/http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=ABRACA&area=title&type=Feature&genre=Children%27s |archivedate=19 August 2008 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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Abra Cadabra
Directed byAlex Stitt
Written byAlexander Stitt
Produced byPhillip Adams
Alex Stitt
StarringJohn Farnham
Jacki Weaver
CinematographyVolk Mol
Music byPeter Buest
Production
company
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Abra Cadabra is a 1983 animated comic fantasy Australian film about an optimistic boy and his friends, based loosely on the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.[1] The film was directed and written by Alexander Stitt and stars John Farnham and Jacki Weaver. It is the first ever animated feature film to be made in 3-D.[2] Stitt co-produced the film with Phillip Adams.

The film was theatrically released in stereoscopic 3D as well as in a regular version.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Abra Cadabra". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995 Ed Scott Murray, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p 2
  3. ^ "Abra Cadabra". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)