Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off (1960)

01/01/1960 (US) • • 4m

Overview

Les Blank's first student film, made while at USC, starring Gail Blank, Pieter Van Deusen and Les himself. This short pays homage to Ingmar Bergman's Seventh Seal, the film that inspired Blank to become a filmmaker. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off (1960)

01/01/1960 (US) • 4m

Overview

Les Blank's first student film, made while at USC, starring Gail Blank, Pieter Van Deusen and Les himself. This short pays homage to Ingmar Bergman's Seventh Seal, the film that inspired Blank to become a filmmaker. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Top Billed Cast

Gail Blank

Les Blank

Pieter van Deusen

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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