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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304039878 Format: Animated, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6304039875 Label: Billy Budd Films Manufacturer: Billy Budd Films Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Billy Budd Films Release Date: June 01, 1977 Running Time: 27 minutes Sales Rank: 29511 Studio: Billy Budd Films Theatrical Release Date: June 01, 1977
Description: Claymation by Will Vinton Studios from a story by Leo Tolstoy; Naration: Alexandra Tolstoy (Leo Tolstoy's daughter)
First Prize, Childrens Films, Ottawa International Animation Festival
Children's Jury Top Prize, Austria Festival of International Children's Films
Mayors Chris Award, Most Innovative Film Columbus International Film Festival
Best in Show, Best in Category, Golden Gate International Film Festival
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Choppy and hard to understand
We got this because I knew and liked the story. It is hard to understand the accents. Keep looking.
Rating: - Martin the Cobbler
This is a great video. I'm using it in our Sunday School program, and the kids have enjoyed it. The accent is a bit tough for the younger kids to make out, but other than that, it's been a hit. Thanks!
Rating: - Brings back the memories...
Claymation is a lost art now-a-days. :) I remember when I was just a child at home, my parents would rent this movie reel from our home library every Christmas without fail. When seeing this on DVD, I snatched it up. It still holds the warm, friendly feeling in me as it did when I was a little girl. Love this movie, and recommend for entire family viewing!
Rating: - Masterwork
this movie is great, but not for everyone else's reasons. it is the funniest thing ever. the animation is horid, the music dreadful, and the "message" gets completely lost in the hilarity.
Rating: - A Great Tear-Jerker
MARTIN THE COBBLER is a heartwarming video based on a short by Tolstoy. Martin is a lonely shoe maker who has completely shut out the world around him after the loss of his family. One day a priest asks Martin to repair a Bible for him. Martin does not believe he is worthy but agrees to do the job. When he goes to bed that evening, he has a dream that the Lord will visit him. The next day Martin has some visitors: a poor man who is shoveling snow, a poor woman with her child, and an old woman and young boy fighting with each other. In each situation, Martin is able to help the visitors. That night ... Read More
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