The Sand Castle (1961)

01/01/1961 (US) • 1h 4m

Comedy

Overview

A little boy and his sister forced to spend a day at the beach build a sand castle, to the delight and interest of others. Rich black and white photography collides with a novel fantasy sequence combining color photography, stop motion and cutout animation. Equal parts Jacques Tati, A. Lamorisse and (Hill's perrenial favorite) C. G. Jung.

Top Billed Cast

Mabel Mercer

Voice of the Shell

Alec Wilder

Fisherman

Charles Bradley

Photographer

Allegra Ahern

Young Girl

Mabelle Nash

Shade Lady


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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