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The Happy prince

Title
The Happy prince [videorecording] / Murray Shostak and Michael Mills, Potterton Productions, Canada for Reader's Digest Association.
Publication
Santa Monica, CA : Pyramid, 1974.

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Additional Authors
  • Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.
  • Mills, Michael
Description
1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
In this animated adaptation of the Wilde fairy tale, a beautiful, ornate statue is admired by the townspeople who call it "The Happy Prince." A swallow flying south for the winter espies the prince weeping for the city's poor. The prince persuades the bird to pluck out his jewels and give them to the needy. The people are happy but the statue is ruined and hauled away. The swallow dies in the wintry cold.
Subject
  • Fairy tales
  • Animated films
Note
  • Based on the story by Oscar Wilde.
Credits (note)
  • Director, Michael Mills; narrators, Christopher Plummer, Glynis Johns.
Title
The Happy prince [videorecording] / Murray Shostak and Michael Mills, Potterton Productions, Canada for Reader's Digest Association.
Imprint
Santa Monica, CA : Pyramid, 1974.
Credits
Director, Michael Mills; narrators, Christopher Plummer, Glynis Johns.
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Added Author
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Happy prince.
Mills, Michael.
Branch Call Number
J VTH 372 H
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