The Selfish Giant (film)
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| The Selfish Giant | |
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| Genre | Animation |
| Directed by | Peter Sander |
| Narrated by | Paul Hecht Charles Aznavour (French version) |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Gerald Potterton Murray Shostak |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CTV (Canada) |
| First shown in | 28 November 1972 (CTV)[1] |
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The Selfish Giant is an animated short film adaptation of the short story by Oscar Wilde. The film was produced in 1971 by the Canadian-based Potterton Productions and by Pyramid Films. It earned a 44th Academy Award nomination in the animated Short Subject category. One of the film's animators was Micheline Lanctôt.[1]
The film first aired on Canadian television in November 1972 on CTV.
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[edit] Plot
The story's namesake giant erects a wall to keep children out of his garden, reaping the consequences of a continuous winter.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Today's Television", The Globe and Mail, 28 November 1972, p. 15. 7:30pm, CFTO-TV
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