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Writers:
R.O. Blechman
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (libretto L'Histoire du Soldat)
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Genre:
Animation
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. See more »
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Tanglewood's 75-Year History In Music
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User Reviews:
R. O. Blechman's The Soldier's Tale does Igor Stravinsky's music justice See more (6 total) »

Cast

 
Andre Gregory ... The Narrator (voice)
Dusan Makavejev ... Ilya Grigorivich Vertov, The Soldier (voice)
Mike Mearian ... The Announcer (voice)
Galina Panova ... The Princess (voice)
Brother Theodore ... The Drill Sergeant / The Herald (voice)

Max von Sydow ... The Devil
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Directed by
R.O. Blechman 
Christian Blackwood (live-action sequence)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
R.O. Blechman 
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz  libretto L'Histoire du Soldat (as C.F. Ramuz)

Produced by
Chloe Aaron .... producer
R.O. Blechman .... producer
George Griffin .... associate producer
Glenn Litton .... executive producer: WGBH
 
Film Editing by
Maria Patrick (live action)
Ernest Troost 
 
Production Management
Bridget Thorne .... production manager
 
Art Department
R.O. Blechman .... designer
 
Sound Department
Jack Higgins .... sound mixer
David S. Rapkin .... sound effects
 
Visual Effects by
Alan Cameron .... airbrush rendering
Norman Catherine .... airbrush rendering
Carol Gillot .... airbrush rendering
Mark Kaplan .... airbrush rendering
Cotty Kilbanks .... airbrush rendering
Keith Purdy .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Fred Murphy .... camera operator: live action sequence
 
Animation Department
Donnarae Aiello .... ink and paint artist
Maciek Albrecht .... animator
Janet Benn .... checking
Thomas Bennett .... ink and paint artist
Eva Bloom .... ink and paint artist
Fred Burns .... animator
Sara Calogero .... ink and paint artist
Jean Capozzi .... ink and paint artist
Irene Cerdas .... checking
Ed Cerullo .... assistant animator (as Edward Cerullo)
Braden Clary .... ink and paint artist
Constance D'Antuono .... ink and paint artist (as Connie D'Antuono)
Tissa David .... animator
Tony Eastman .... animator
John R. Gaug .... animator
Ida Greenberg .... checking
Moisha Kabinyi .... color coordinator
Yvette Kaplan .... animator
Selby Kelly .... checking
Helen Komar .... assistant animator
Bill Littlejohn .... animator
Stella Loguirato .... ink and paint artist
Ruth Mane .... ink and paint artist
Laura Miller .... ink and paint artist
Fred Mogubgub .... animator
Sharon Moy .... ink and paint artist
Janet Perlman .... animator: silent movie sequence
Aline Ratke .... ink and paint artist
James Romaine .... ink and paint artist
Ruthie J. Rosenfeld .... ink and paint artist
Maria Slutskaya .... assistant animator
Ed Smith .... animator
Sydel Solomon .... checking
Mary Szilagyi .... assistant animator
Machi Tantillo .... ink and paint artist
Juan Tenorio .... color coordinator
Dean Yeagle .... animator
Michael Zodorozny .... ink and paint artist
 
Editorial Department
Thomas Repasky .... assistant editor (as Tom Repasky)
John Dowdell .... telecine colorist (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Arnold Black .... musical consultant
Abba Bogin .... musician: piano
Gerard Schwarz .... conductor: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Mordechai Sheinkman .... musician: piano
 
Other crew
Terry Berkowitz .... titles
Michael Comas .... production assistant
Melcourt Poux .... production assistant
Samuel Saitz .... accountant
 
Thanks
Kathy Rose .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
51 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Company:
R.O. Blechman Inc.See more »

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Movie Connections:
Version of Historien om en soldat (1956) (TV)See more »
Soundtrack:
L'Histoire du SoldatSee more »

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R. O. Blechman's The Soldier's Tale does Igor Stravinsky's music justice, 30 May 2008
Author: tavm from Baton Rouge, La.

Anyone who's read many of my comments here know what an animation buff I am. So it was as one that I decided to check out R. O. Blechman's The Soldier's Tale from my local library. Based on compositions by Igor Stravinsky and a popular Russian folktale, this concerns a soldier's post-war trials and tribulations after making a deal with the devil to trade his beloved violin for a book that guides him to his future. Various styles of animation come together to form a mostly cohesive whole with Fred Mogubgub, Bill Littlejohn, and Tissa David among the animators. Among the voices, Max von Sydow provides his charming self as Satan. Might be confusing at times but The Soldier's Tale never gets boring. Well worth seeing for animation fans.

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