Hemo the Magnificent

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Hemo the Magnificent is an educational film, released in 1957 by Bell Laboratories and directed by Frank Capra. It details the workings of the circulatory system. It quickly became a classic of the genre, featuring incredibly detailed animations for its time.

The film is currently packaged on DVD with companion film The Unchained Goddess (1958). Hemo the Magnificent and another Bell Laboratories film, Our Mr. Sun, were favorites for showing in school science classrooms.

[edit] Trivia

A brief sequence from Hemo the Magnificent is seen in the film Gremlins. One of the evil Gremlins sneaks into a classroom while the science teacher (Glynn Turman) is showing Hemo to the class.

[edit] See also

• List of animated feature-length films

[edit] External links

• Hemo the Magnificent at the Internet Movie Database