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The Ashlad and His Good Helpers (S)

Original title: Askeladden og de gode hjelperne
Year: 1961
Running time: 15 min.
Country: Norway
Director: Ivo Caprino
Screenwriter: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Moe
Cast: Animation
Music: Gunnar Sønstevold
Cinematography: Animation, Finn Bergan, Ivo Caprino
Producer: Caprino Film
Genre: Animation. Fantasy. Kids | Stop Motion. Short Film (Animated)
Synopsis: After nothing came of the movie entitled Once Upon a Time, Ivo Caprino decided to divide the manuscript up into a series of movie shorts. The first fairytale movie was Ash Lad and the Good Helpers. As ever, it was Ivo's mother, Ingeborg Gude Folkestad, who modelled the figures. The movie had its premiere in Easter 1961 at the Saga cinema in Oslo as part of a programme of shorts. The movie received rave reviews in the press. Aftenposten call it a one hundred per cent success, while Dagbladet referred to it as Caprino at his peak. The movie went on to enchant generations of children and adults with its charming characters, and the "ship that could sail as well on land as on water - and through the air too".

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The Ashlad and His Good Helpers (S)

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