Władysław Starewicz

Władysław Starewicz

Actor · Director · Writer

Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
August 8, 1882

Biography

Władysław Starewicz (Russian: Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Старе́вич; August 8, 1882 – February 26, 1965) was a Polish-Russian stop-motion animator notable as the author of the first puppet-animated film The Beautiful Leukanida (1912). He also used dead insects and other animals as protagonists of his films. Following the Russian Revolution, Starevich settled in France. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ladislas Starevich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Photo

Władysław Starewicz 1

Representative Works

Winter Carousel
Winter Carousel
6.3
/ French
The Mascot
The Mascot
7.0
/ French
Eva and the Grasshopper
Eva and the Grasshopper
9.0
/ XX
Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons
Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons
9.7
/ English
The Tale of the Fox
The Tale of the Fox
7.1
/ French
Sashka the Rider
Sashka the Rider
No Rating Yet
/ XX
Maiden's Mountains
Maiden's Mountains
6.2
/ Russian
Wladyslaw Starewicz
Wladyslaw Starewicz
No Rating Yet
/ Polish
The Portrait
The Portrait
6.5
/ Russian
The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow
10.0
/ English
Viy
Viy
No Rating Yet
/ Russian
The Man
The Man
No Rating Yet
/ Russian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Winter Carousel
1958Nominee

Best Director

Winter Carousel

The Mascot
1933Nominee

Best Director

The Mascot

Eva and the Grasshopper
1927Winner

Best Director

Eva and the Grasshopper

Career Highlights

Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons
2004Highlight

Best Performance

Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons

The Tale of the Fox
1941Highlight

Best Director

The Tale of the Fox

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