Hare and the Tortoise, The: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Hare and the Tortoise, The: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films is a short film from 1947 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.

PRESENTS THE FABLE BY AESOP IN WHICH THE STEADY TORTOISE DEFEATS THE HARE IN A RACE. USES REAL ANIMALS AS CHARACTERS IN THE FABLE.;An all-star cast of real animals including a wise old owl who acts as judge, a fox who lays out the woodland race course, a gossipy goose, a rooster and a raccoon who wakes up Mr. Hare too late.;00:31:19;CU Skunk;Lots of close ups of owl, fox, hare and tortoise;Story of the tortoise and the hare is told using real animals to act out the story.;09:28:34:07 Rabbit with back facing camera standing in frame with a rooster, goose, owl and skunk, CU rabbit cleaning its feet, VS rabbit running through the woods, fox tries to chase after rabbit, rabbit gets away, dog chases after rabbit, rabbit gets away, CU goose, CU raccoon, fox, CU rooster, CU tortoise;09:29:24:13 CU rabbit on left side of frame, tortoise slowly enters frame from right, CU hare sniffs tortoises face;09:29:38:08 MS owl perched on tree stump turns its head nearly 360 degrees, CU owl’s face, CU owl’s face next to rabbit’s;09:29:58:20 MS owl standing in profile, tortoise enters frame from left and approaches owl, VS owl beside tortoise.;09:32:08:27 CU fox, tortoise, rabbit, VS tortoise slowly navigating through forest, rabbit running throw forest, tortoise climbs through hollow log, plopping out the other side, VS tortoise climbing through rough terrain, VS sleeping hare, CU head of goose and rooster face to face, raccoon climbs through tree, finds the hare and wakes it up, tortoise crosses the finish line just before the hare, the owl is perched above the finish line.

Hare and the Tortoise, The: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Produced by	Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Production company	Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Distributed by	Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Release date	1947
Language	English

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