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Director:
Ted Kneeland
Writers:
Charles Nuitter (libretto "Coppelia") and
Arthur Saint-Leon (text based on ballet libretto "Coppelia") ...
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Release Date:
25 December 1968 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Fantasy See more »
Plot:
Film based on the ballet 'Coppelia'. | Add synopsis »
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Cast

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Walter Slezak ... Dr. Coppelius
Claudia Corday ... Swanhilda / Coppelia
Caj Selling ... Franz
Eileen Elliott ... Brigitta
Marcia Bellak ... Swanhilda's Friend #1
Kathy Jo Brown ... Swanhilda's Friend #2
Clara Cravey ... Swanhilda's Friend #3
Kathleen Garrison ... Swanhilda's Friend #4
Chris Holter ... Swanhilda's Friend #5
Sharon Kapner ... Swanhilda's Friend #6
Luis Prendes ... The Mayor
Milorad Miskovitch ... Hungarian Dance Champion
Carmen Rojas ... Spanish Doll
Veronica Rusmin ... Roman Doll
Aurelio Bogado
Richard Dodd
Xenia Petrowsky
Helena Villarroya (as Helena Villaroya)
Victoria Held
James Eaton
Monica Morris
Maria Lu Wen Yen
Elvezio Brancaleoni
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Terry-Thomas ... The Bull (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ted Kneeland 
 
Writing credits
Charles Nuitter  libretto "Coppelia" and
Arthur Saint-Leon  text based on ballet libretto "Coppelia"

Jo Anna Kneeland  screenplay
Jo Anna Kneeland  story
Ted Kneeland  screenplay
Ted Kneeland  story
Víctor M. Tarruella  screenplay

Produced by
Frank J. Hale .... associate producer
Ted Kneeland .... producer
Alfred J. Piccolo .... associate producer
Víctor M. Tarruella .... executive producer
Samuel Bronston .... producer (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Cecilio Paniagua 
 
Film Editing by
Juan Serra 
 
Production Design by
Florence Lustig 
 
Art Direction by
Gil Parrondo 
 
Set Decoration by
Roberto Carpio 
 
Costume Design by
Roberto Carpio 
Marian Ribas 
 
Makeup Department
Antonia López .... hair stylist
Julián Ruiz .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Ramón Plana .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Luis María Delgado .... second unit director (as Luis M. Delgado)
Antonio Tarruella .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Alicia Markova .... artistic consultant (as Dame Alicia Markova)
Francisco Rodríguez Asensio .... set constructor (as Francisco Asensio)
Alan White .... advertising designer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Gus Mortensen .... sound mixing (as Gustave Mortensen)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Federico G. Grau .... still photographer (as Federico Gomez Grau)
Claudio Gómez Grau .... still photographer
Ricardo Navarrete .... camera operator
Eduardo Noé .... camera operator
Ramiro Sabell .... second assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Humberto Cornejo .... wardrobe
 
Music Department
Raymond Guy Wilson .... musical director
 
Other crew
José Luis Barbero .... script clerk
Jo Anna Kneeland .... choreography
Arthur Saint-Leon .... ballet: Original choreographer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"El fantástico mundo del doctor Coppelius" - Spain (original title)
"Dr. Coppelius" - USA
"The Fantastic World of Dr. Coppelius" - International (English title) (literal title)
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Runtime:
Spain:97 min | USA:88 min | Spain:94 min (original running time)
Country:
Spain | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track
Certification:
Spain:T | USA:G
Filming Locations:
Madrid, SpainSee more »
Company:
CopeliaSee more »

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20 out of 29 people found the following review useful.
Leaping lads and ladies!, 17 April 2011
Author: moonspinner55 from las vegas, nv

Stilted Spanish-made adaptation of the ballet libretto "Coppelia", busy on its feet and yet with little personality behind or in front of the camera. In a small village, the curious Dr. Coppelius keeps the townspeople at bay by setting off innocuous explosions; what he's really hiding is a fantastic workshop filled with life-size dolls of his own creation. When intrepid young sweethearts break into the doctor's house, they discover his secret, with the girl impersonating the doctor's latest invention. "Dr. Coppelius" was apparently a labor of love for Ted and Jo Anna Kneeland--he directed, she choreographed the dancing, and they both had a hand in the writing; yet, despite an imaginative art direction and production design, the film seems rather unwieldy, most especially during the dance sequences which are poorly-staged. Barely circulated in the late-1960s, the Kneelands tried for another release in 1976 (using the title "The Mysterious House of Dr. C."), adding horrendous narration and character voice-overs, two animated dream sequences, and songs to explain nearly every bit of human interaction. It's certainly a curio--and a good-looking one, with changing light cues in garish golds, blood reds, mad pinks, and frosty blues--yet the effort is best described as a misfire. ** from ****

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