The Sand Castle

Overview

A little boy and his sister forced to spend a day at the beach build a sand castle, to the delight and interest of others. Rich black and white photography collides with a novel fantasy sequence combining color photography, stop motion and cutout animation. Equal parts Jacques Tati, A. Lamorisse and (Hill's perrenial favorite) C. G. Jung.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1961

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Heptagon Films

Cast

Mabel Mercer,Lester Judson,Alec Wilder,Charles Bradley,Charles Rydell,Allegra Ahern,George Dunham,Mabelle Nash,Barry Cardwell,Laurie Cardwelland 2 more

Director

Jerome Hill

Producer

Jerome Hill

Cinematography

Lloyd Ahern Sr.

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0055403