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The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

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The amazing story of the animograph, a machine created in France in the sixties by the cartoonist and self-taught inventor Jean Dejoux (1922-2015), whose creation was intended to revolutionize the animation industry.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2022-05-12

Runtime: 55 mins

Director: Thierry Dejean

Writer: Thierry Dejean

Spoken language: English, Français, Italiano

Genres: Documentary, History

Original title: The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

Production Companies: AAA Production, Vià93, AKTV

Production Countries: France, United Kingdom

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