Alice in Wonderland (1949)

This exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of live characters and stop motion animation.

Director:

Dallas Bower

Writers:

Lewis Carroll (novel), Henry Myers (screenplay)

Stars:

Stephen Murray, Ernest Milton, Pamela Brown

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Stephen Murray	...	Lewis Carroll / The Knave of Hearts (voice)
Ernest Milton	...	The Vice Chancellor / The White Rabbit (voice)
Pamela Brown	...	The Queen of Hearts (voice)
Felix Aylmer	...	Dr. Liddel / The Cheshire Cat (voice)
David Reed	...	The Prince Consort / The King of Hearts (voice)
Joyce Grenfell	...	Ugly Duchess / Dormouse
Carol Marsh	...	Alice
Jack Train	...	Puppet Character (voice)
Peter Bull	...	Puppet Character (voice)
Ivan Staff	...	Puppet Character (voice)
Claude Hulbert	...	Puppet Character (voice)
Raymond Bussières	...	The Tailor / The Mad Hatter (voice)

Storyline

This exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of live characters and stop motion animation.

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Plot Keywords:

stop motion animation | surrealism | wonderland | adaptation | alice character | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA France UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 July 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alice au pays des merveilles

Filming Locations:

Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edoard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lou Bunin Productions, The Rank Organisation, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Anscocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Two versions of Alice in Wonderland (1949), one in English and one in French, were produced simultaneously. It was not until 1951 that this film was released in the United States, where it received a few showings. It was overshadowed by Alice in Wonderland (1951), released only a month earlier.

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Goofs

In the end credits Joyce Grenfell is listed as 'Joyce Gronfell'.

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Connections

Version of Big Apple Birthday (1978)

User Reviews

I Learned a Few Things

This version of Alice in Wonderland tries to tell us how Lewis Carroll came to create the characters he did. After a very British beginning, he tells the story of the young girl to some young girls. Of course, it starts with the trip into the rabbit hole. Alice follows, carelessly, running willy nilly through brightly decorated caverns. She has the usual encounters with growing and shrinking, making it hard to get through doors. What follows is quite good. The stop action Wonderland characters are striking. Some are grotesques; some are quite tame. But all of them have been created with thoughtfulness and skill. The story isn't as good as the visuals. I now must confess, that having read this book several times, I can't say I've ever enjoyed it. I think that I should try some critical works and they might assist me in the allegorical features. i did learn about Disney's successful efforts to keep this film out of release to promote his animated piece.