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Wladyslaw Starewicz (1882–1965)

Director | Writer | Cinematographer

Although his name nowadays means very little except to animation buffs (and even they have to be pretty well informed), Wladyslaw Starewicz ranks alongside Walt Disney, as one of the great animation pioneers, and his career started nearly a decade before Disney's. He became an animator by accident - fascinated by insects... See full bio »

Born:

in Vilnius, Lithuania, Russian Empire [now Lithuania]

Died:

(age 82) in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne, France
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2003 Les contes de l'horloge magique (archive footage)
 
1958 Winter Carousel (short)
 
1956 Nose to the Wind (short)
 
1949 Fleur de fougère (short)
 
1936 Fétiche en voyage de noces (short)
 
1934 The Mascot (short)
 
1934 Fétiche prestidigitateur (short)
 
1932 Deux fables de La Fontaine (short) (as Ladislas Starewitch)
 
1930 The Story of the Fox
 
1928 Love in Black and White (short)
 
1928 The Little Parade (short)
 
1928 L'horloge magique ou La petite fille qui voulait être princesse (short)
 
1927 Jugendrausch (animation scenes / as Ladislaw Starewitsch)
 
1927 The Town Rat and the Country Rat (short)
 
1925 Only a Country Lass (short)
 
1925 In the Spider's Grip (short)
 
1925 La voix du rossignol (short)
 
1925 Eyes of the Dragon (short) (as Ladislas Starewitch)
 
1924 La petite chanteuse des rues (short)
 
1922 The Frogs Who Wanted a King (short)
 
1921 Midnight Wedding (short) (as Ladislas Starewitch)
 
1921 The Scarecrow
 
1920 Iola
 
1918 Kaliostro
 
1917 K Narodnoi Vlasti (as Ladislas Starevitch)
 
1916 Na Varshavskom trakte
 
1915 Ruslan and Ludmilla
 
1915 Liliya Belgii (short)
 
1915 The Habitant of the Desert Isle
 
1914 How the German General Signed a Pact with the Devil
 
1914 Mars' Stepson
 
1913 Christmas Eve (short)
 
1913 The Four Devils
 
1913 The Insects' Christmas (short)
 
1913 The Terrible Vengeance
 
1913 The Dragonfly and the Ant (short)
 
1912 The Revenge of a Kinematograph Cameraman (short)
 
1912 Prekrasnaya Lyukanida (short)
 
1912 Happy Scenes from Animal Life (short)
 
1910 Lucanus Cervus
 
Show ShowWriter (27 titles)
1958 Winter Carousel (short) (scenario)
 
1949 Fleur de fougère (short) (writer)
 
1936 Fétiche en voyage de noces (short)
 
1934 The Mascot (short)
 
1930 The Story of the Fox (screenplay)
 
1928 Love in Black and White (short) (writer)
 
1928 The Little Parade (short) (adaptation)
 
1928 L'horloge magique ou La petite fille qui voulait être princesse (short) (writer)
 
1927 The Town Rat and the Country Rat (short)
 
1925 La voix du rossignol (short)
 
1925 Eyes of the Dragon (short) (as Ladislas Starewicz)
 
1922 The Frogs Who Wanted a King (short)
 
1921 Midnight Wedding (short) (as Ladislas Starewitch)
 
1921 The Scarecrow
 
1916 Na Varshavskom trakte
 
1915 Ruslan and Ludmilla
 
1915 Liliya Belgii (short)
 
1915 The Habitant of the Desert Isle
 
1914 How the German General Signed a Pact with the Devil
 
1914 Mars' Stepson
 
1913 Christmas Eve (short) (writer)
 
1913 The Four Devils (writer)
 
1913 The Terrible Vengeance (writer)
 
1913 The Dragonfly and the Ant (short) (writer)
 
1912 The Revenge of a Kinematograph Cameraman (short)
 
1912 Prekrasnaya Lyukanida (short)
 
1912 Happy Scenes from Animal Life (short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (24 titles)
1934 The Mascot (short)
 
1930 The Story of the Fox
 
1928 Love in Black and White (short)
 
1928 L'horloge magique ou La petite fille qui voulait être princesse (short)
 
1927 The Town Rat and the Country Rat (short)
 
1925 La voix du rossignol (short)
 
1922 The Frogs Who Wanted a King (short)
 
1921 The Scarecrow
 
1919 Maiden's Mountains
 
1918 Kaliostro
 
1916 Na Varshavskom trakte
 
1915 Ruslan and Ludmilla
 
1915 Liliya Belgii (short)
 
1915 The Habitant of the Desert Isle
 
1914 How the German General Signed a Pact with the Devil
 
1914 Mars' Stepson
 
1913 Christmas Eve (short)
 
1913 The Little House in Kolomna (short) (uncredited)
 
1913 The Four Devils
 
1913 The Terrible Vengeance
 
1913 The Dragonfly and the Ant (short)
 
1912 The Revenge of a Kinematograph Cameraman (short)
 
1912 Prekrasnaya Lyukanida (short)
 
1912 Happy Scenes from Animal Life (short)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (16 titles)
Show ShowArt Director (7 titles)
1934 The Mascot (short)
 
1930 The Story of the Fox
 
1928 Love in Black and White (short)
 
1927 The Town Rat and the Country Rat (short)
 
1925 La voix du rossignol (short)
 
1922 The Frogs Who Wanted a King (short)
 
1921 The Scarecrow
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (2 titles)
1934 Fétiche prestidigitateur (short) (animator - as Ladislas Starewitch)
 
1930 The Story of the Fox (animator)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1927 Jugendrausch (cinematographer: animation scenes - as Ladislaw Starewitsch)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1925 Eyes of the Dragon (short) (producer - as Ladislas Starewicz)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1921 The Scarecrow
Gardener
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2006 Teddy Bears' Picnic (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1929 Paris-Cinéma (documentary short)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1986 Wladyslaw Starewicz (documentary short)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Ladislas Starevitch | Ladislas Starewicz | Ladislaw Starewicz | Ladislas Starewitch | Ladislaw Starewitsch
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"I waited days and days to shoot a battle. But they would not fight with the lights shining on them." Remarking on his attempt to film two stag beetles fighting. See more »

Trivia:

Childhood passion was entomology. Began his film career in Russia around 1909 making little shorts on insects in and around Moscow. Later educated as an entomologist, he passionately wanted to film two stag beetles fighting, but they didn't like his camera lights and would not fight. However, the film... See more »

Star Sign:

Leo