The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Lotte Reiniger's astonishing labour of love took three years and 300,000 camera shots to complete. Based on tales from The Arabian Nights, this still stands as one of the great classics of animation - witty, lively, delicate, inventive, stirring and romantic.

Availability

• A DVD of this title is available to hire
• The print of this title is from the National Archive

Cast and Crew

Director

Lotte Reiniger

Technical information

Certificate

Cert PG

Language

Silent with English subtitles & voiceover

Country

Germany

Year

1926

Black and white

Running time

66 mins