Aesop Movies
- 1987
Volume 3 in this animated collection brings nine more tales, including: "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Frog and the Bull," and "The Two Dogs and the Meaty Bone." ~ All Movie Guide
- 1987
Volume 2 in this collection brings nine more tales, including: "The Lion and the Stag," "The Camel and the Countryman," and "The Elephant Who Was Chosen the New King Of Beasts." ~ All Movie Guide
- 1987
Here's an animated collection of nine of Aesop's Fables including "The Lion in Love," "The Dog and His Image," and "The Crow and the Fox." ~ All Movie Guide
- 1985
Most have heard the saying "Never cry wolf"; here's the source of that saw depicted in this piece from Aesop's Fables. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1982
These Aesop renditions are told by the very capable Cyril Ritchard and include the classic fables "The Fox and the Crow," "The Lion and the Mouse," "The Grasshopper and the Ant," "The City Mouse and the Country Mouse," plus "The Snowman's Dilemma" and "The Owl and the Pussycat." ~ All Movie Guide
- 1971
Approximately one year before the debut of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, comedian Bill Cosby, the CBS network and the Filmation cartoon firm collaborated on this 30-minute TV special. Cosby appears in the live-action wraparounds as Greek storyspinner Aesop, who talk-sings a brace of songs and narrates animated versions of two fables. In the "Tortoise and the Hare" segment, funnymen John Byner and Larry Storch provide the voices for the title characters, with Byner returning in "The Tortoise Who Wanted to Fly". And in an extended sequence combining live and cartoon action, two youngsters, Joey (Keith Hamilton) and Marta (Jerelyn Fields), lost in an enchanted forest, are guided to safety by the all-wise Aesop. The special was written by Earl Hamner Jr., of The Waltons fame. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bill Cosby, Keith Hamilton, (more)
- 1968
This collection of Aesop's Fables contains an important moral for children. These three untitled volumes are available individually. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1952
With George Bernard Shaw safely in his grave, RKO chief Howard Hughes had no qualms about twisting and bending Shaw's Androcles & the Lion to accommodate his own notions of entertainment. Happier, wiser heads prevailed before the Hughes-commissioned "Vestal Virgins" sequence, complete with near-naked dancing girls, was foisted on the public. Originally, Harpo Marx was to have played Androcles, the simple-hearted Christian tailor whose friendship with a lion saves himself and his friends from martyrdom in the Roman Colosseum. A few days into shooting, however, Harpo was replaced by Alan Young, who was okay but not in Marx's league. RKO habitués Jean Simmons and Victor Mature co-star as, respectively, a courageous Christian girl and the bullheaded Roman captain who falls in love with her. Every Shaw play has one character who acts as the playwright's alter ego; in Androcles, it's none other than Caesar himself, here wittily essayed by Maurice Evans. Director Chester Erskine co-adapted the play for the screen with Ken Englund; serving as producer was Gabriel Pascal. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jean Simmons, Alan Young, (more)
- 1921
In this collection of early silent animations from the 1920s, there are seven versions of these classic fables, including: "The War Bride," "In Again-Out Again" and "Rural Romance." Although there are no voices, the original organ music is included. ~ All Movie Guide
Here are two of the fabled classics which never seem to lose their virtuous charm. For clear and simple good sense, these tales appeal to all ages in all times. ~ All Movie Guide
