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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2022
0h 55m
8.0(3 votes)
Documentary
History

Overview

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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AAA Production
Vià93
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Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

Jacques Chaussepied

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Acting

Christine Dejoux

Self

Christine Dejoux
Acting

Maurice Corbet

Self

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Editing

Pierre Mandrin

Self

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Acting

Bernard Spehner

Self

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Acting

Jean-Baptiste Garnero

Self

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Directing

Serge Bromberg

Self

Serge Bromberg
Acting

Melinda Littlejohn

Self

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Acting

Francis Coupigny

Self

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Crew

Marco de Blois

Self

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Acting

Jocelyne Tournet-Lammer

Self

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Acting

Marcello Zane

Self

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Acting

Geoffrey Nathanson

Self

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Writing

Gerald Scarfe

Self

Gerald Scarfe
Directing

Paul Demeyer

Self

Paul Demeyer
Acting

Jean Dejoux

Self (archive footage)

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Directing

Peter Foldès

Self (archive footage)

Peter Foldès
Acting

Claude Piéplu

Self (archive footage)

Claude Piéplu
Acting

Jean Yanne

Self (archive footage)

Jean Yanne
Acting

Daniel Prévost

Self (archive footage)

Daniel Prévost
Sound

Pierre Schaeffer

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Schaeffer
Acting

Pierre Sainderichin

Self (archive footage)

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Writing

Jacques Rouxel

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Rouxel
Visual Effects

Kaj Pindal

Self (archive footage)

Kaj Pindal
Directing

Robert Benayoun

Self (archive footage)

Robert Benayoun
Directing

René Borg

Self (archive footage)

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Acting

Danièle Gilbert

Self (archive footage)

Danièle Gilbert
Acting

Robin Williams

Self (archive footage)

Robin Williams
Directing

Chuck Jones

Self (archive footage)

Chuck Jones
Acting

Mia Farrow

Self (archive footage)

Mia Farrow

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