Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes

| 2 min

An experiment in film animation in which 'stars' and 'stripes' perform acrobatics to a sprightly march tune. The film was made without a camera, by Norman McLaren drawing and colouring directly on film. The title is in eight languages. Rereleased with multilingual titles in 1949.

Credits
  • director
    Norman McLaren
  • producer
    Norman McLaren
  • animation
    Norman McLaren


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