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The Star of Bethlehem (1956) | Criteria

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The Star of Bethlehem

United Kingdom • English • 1956 • 19m

Directors

Vivian Milroy and Lotte Reiniger, Vivian Milroy, Lotte Reiniger

TV Movie Animation Shorts

3.37/5·491 ratings·143 reviewson Letterboxd

Synopsis

Lotte Reiniger combines her trademark silhouette animation with gorgeous color backdrops to tell the story of the Nativity.

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April 2021
Position 98

Credits

Crew

DirectorVivian Milroy and Lotte Reiniger, Vivian Milroy, Lotte Reiniger

ComposerPeter Gellhorn

EditorReg Spragg

ProducerRichard Kaplan, Louis Hagen, Vivian Milroy