The Tinderbox (1946 film)
The Tinderbox (Danish: Fyrtøjet) is a 1946 Danish animated film directed by Svend Methling and produced by Dansk Farve- og Tegnefilm, Palladium, It is the first full-length Danish[1] and European[2] animated film ever made. It was an adaption of Hans Christian Andersen's popular fairytale of the same name.[3] The film was in colour.[4] The project was inspired by the works of Walt Disney, Max Fleischer, and Dave Fleischer, especially their "Gulliver's Travels" (1939).[5]
Cast
[edit]- Poul Reichhardt - the Soldier
- Kirsten Hermansen - the Princess
- Knud Heglund - the King
- Karen Poulsen - the Witch
- Elith Foss - the Astrological Signer
- Viggo Brodthagen
- Ole Monty
- Aage Winther-Jørgensen
- Vera Lindstrøm
- Victor Montell
- Vera Lense-Møller
- Axel Larsen
- Adelheid Nielsen
- Einar Reim
- Anna Henriques-Nielsen
- Carl Johan Hviid
- Ingeborg Steffensen
- Ulf Kaarsberg
Production took place from June 1943 until the 1945 at Frederiksberggade 28 in Copenhagen.[6] During the production process, publisher Dansk Farve- og Tegnefilm kept a low profile, but the press still published a few articles about the project.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The tinder box". www.dfi.dk. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Fyrtøjet". danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ Zipes, Jack; Greenhill, Pauline; Magnus-Johnston, Kendra (2015-09-16). Fairy-Tale Films Beyond Disney: International Perspectives. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-62813-1.
- ^ "Nordische Filmtage Lübeck: News". www.nordische-filmtage.de. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Animation i skolen". Filmcentralen – Filminstituttets streamingsite (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ a b "FYRTØJET og pressen". www.tegnefilmhistorie.dk. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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