Władysław Starewicz

Known for: Directing
Born: August 8, 1882, Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Died: February 26, 1965
Movies: 57

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 Movies

7.0

The Cameraman's Revenge

1912

7.1

The Tale of the Fox

1941

7.0

The Mascot

1933

6.6

The Insects' Christmas

1913

5.7

The Grasshopper and the Ant

1913

6.1

The Frogs Who Wanted a King

1922

6.0

Voice of the Nightingale

1923

6.2

The Town Rat and the Country Rat

1927

5.1

The Night Before Christmas

1913

6.5

The Portrait

1915

Filmography

2009	The Bug Trainer	Self (archive footage)
1986	Wladyslaw Starewicz	Self
1929	Paris Cinéma	Self
1913	Behind The Doors Of The Salon	Guest at the exhibition (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

2011	Les Fables de Starewitch	Director
2003	Tales of the Magic Clock	Director
1958	Winter Carousel	Director, Writer
1956	Un dimanche de Gazouilly	Director
1956	Nez au vent	Director, Writer
1954	Gazouilli, petit oiseau	Director, Writer
1954	Gueule de bois	Director
1949	Zanzabelle in Paris	Director
1949	The Fern Flower	Director, Writer
1941	The Tale of the Fox	Director
1937	The Mascot and the Mermaids	Director
1936	The Mascot’s Honeymoon	Director
1935	The Mascot's Marriage	Director
1934	The Ringmaster	Director
1933	The Mascot	Director
1932	The Old Lion	Director
1932	How Puppet Cinema is Born and Animated	Director
1932	Two fables by La Fontaine	Director
1932	The Lion and the Gnat	Director
1928	The Magic Clock	Director, Writer
1928	The Steadfast Tin Soldier	Director
1927	Eva and the Grasshopper	Director
1927	The Queen of the Butterflies	Director
1927	The Town Rat and the Country Rat	Director
1927	The Ant and the Grasshopper	Director
1925	Eyes of the Dragon	Director
1924	The Little Street Singer	Director
1923	Love in Black and White	Director
1923	Voice of the Nightingale	Director
1922	The Frogs Who Wanted a King	Director, Writer
1921	The Scarecrow	Director
1921	Babylas' Marriage	Director
1920	In the Spider's Grip	Director
1918	Freemasons	Director
1918	Cagliostro	Director
1918	Viy	Director, Writer
1917	To the People's Power	Director
1917	Sashka the Rider	Writer, Director
1916	Pan Twardowski	Director
1915	The Lily of Belgium	Director, Writer
1915	The Portrait	Director
1914	Snegurochka	Writer, Director
1914	Mars' Stepson	Director, Writer
1913	The Night Before Christmas	Director, Writer
1913	The Grasshopper and the Ant	Director, Screenplay
1913	The Insects' Christmas	Director
1913	A Terrible Revenge	Director, Writer
1912	Merry Scenes from the Lives of Animals	Writer, Director
1912	The Cameraman's Revenge	Director, Writer
1912	The Man	Director, Screenplay
1912	The Beautiful Leukanida	Director, Writer
1912	A Trip to the Moon	Writer, Director
1910	The Battle of Stag Beetles	Director

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