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Re: Russian film of Captain Grant

From: Brian Taves <btav~at~loc.gov>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 19:03:18 -0500 (EST)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>

On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, Norm Wolcott wrote:

> While watching a russian film on TV the other night, the interlocutor
> mentioned that the director had also produced Huckleberry Finn and Children
> of Captain Grant sometime in the mid 1960's. Has this film ever made it to
> the West and what is its availability? How does it compare with Disney?
>
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> address for messages lessthan 2 MB. For longer messages or attachments use
> nwolcott~at~kreative.net -- the current ISP.

I know of no 1960s Russian film of GRANT, only the 1936 feature and 1980s
mini-series Bulgarian coproduction. Both of these versions are superior
to IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS.

Brian Taves
Motion Picture/Broadcasting/Recorded Sound Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20540-4692
Telephone: 202-707-9930; 202-707-2371 (fax)
Email: btav~at~loc.gov


Disclaimer--All opinions expressed are my own.
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