Władysław Starewicz
Known for
Directing
Born
August 8, 1882
Birthplace
Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Died
February 26, 1965 (aged 82)
Biography
Władysław Starewicz (Russian: Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Старе́вич; August 8, 1882 – February 26, 1965) was a Polish-Russian stop-motion animator notable as the author of the first puppet-animated film The Beautiful Leukanida (1912). He also used dead insects and other animals as protagonists of his films. Following the Russian Revolution, Starevich settled in France.
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Best known work
The Cameraman's Revenge
1912
The Tale of the Fox
1941
The Mascot
1933
The Insects' Christmas
1913
The Grasshopper and the Ant
1913
The Frogs Who Wanted a King
1922
Voice of the Nightingale
1923
The Town Rat and the Country Rat
1927
The Night Before Christmas
1913
The Portrait
1915Filmography
2011
Les Fables de StarewitchDirector
2009
The Bug Traineras Self (archive footage)
2004
2003
Tales of the Magic ClockDirector
1986
Wladyslaw Starewiczas Self
1958
Winter CarouselDirector, Writer
1956
Un dimanche de GazouillyDirector
1956
Nez au ventDirector, Writer
1954
Gazouilli, petit oiseauDirector, Writer
1954
Gueule de boisScenario Writer, Director
1949
Zanzabelle in ParisAnimation, Director, Director of Photography
1949
The Fern FlowerDirector, Writer
1941
The Tale of the FoxDirector, Animation, Director of Photography
1937
The Mascot and the MermaidsDirector
1936
The Mascot’s HoneymoonDirector
1935
The Mascot's MarriageDirector
1934
The RingmasterDirector
1933
The MascotDirector
1932
The Old LionDirector
1932
1932
Two fables by La FontaineDirector
1932
The Lion and the GnatDirector
1929
Paris Cinémaas Self
1928
The Magic ClockDirector, Writer
1928
The Steadfast Tin SoldierDirector