Władysław Starewicz

Biography

Władysław Starewicz (Russian: Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Старе́вич; August 8, 1882 – February 26, 1965) was a Polish-Russian stop-motion animator notable as the author of the first puppet-animated film The Beautiful Leukanida (1912). He also used dead insects and other animals as protagonists of his films. Following the Russian Revolution, Starevich settled in France. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ladislas Starevich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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The Tale of the Fox

(1941) Director of Photography

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The Cameraman's Revenge

(1912) Director of Photography

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The Night Before Christmas

(1913) Director of Photography

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Sorrows of Sarah

(1913) Director of Photography

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The Mascot

(1933) Director

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Maiden's Mountains

(1919) Director of Photography

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The Frogs Who Wanted a King

(1922) Writer

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The Nightingale's Voice

(1923) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2009	Self (archive footage)	The Bug Trainer 2009-02-20 Movie
1929	Self	Paris Cinéma 1929-10-21 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Director	Les Fables de Starewitch 2011-02-09 Movie
2003	Director	Les Contes de l'horloge magique 2003-12-10 Movie
1958	Director	Winter Carousel 1958-01-18 Movie
1956	Director	Un dimanche de Gazouilly 1956-11-22 Movie
	Director	Nez au vent 1956-01-01 Movie
1954	Director	Gazouilli, petit oiseau 1954-11-24 Movie
	Director	Gueule de bois 1954-01-01 Movie
1949	Director	Zanzabelle in Paris 1949-01-26 Movie
	Director	The Fern Flower 1949-01-01 Movie
1941	Director	The Tale of the Fox 1941-04-10 Movie
1937	Director	The Mascot and the Mermaids 1937-09-01 Movie
1936	Director	The Mascot’s Honeymoon 1936-01-01 Movie
1935	Director	The Mascot's Marriage 1935-07-01 Movie
1934	Director	The Ringmaster 1934-05-15 Movie
1933	Director	The Mascot 1933-01-01 Movie
1932	Director	The Old Lion 1932-12-31 Movie
	Director	How Puppet Cinema is Born and Animated 1932-12-31 Movie
	Director	Two fables by La Fontaine 1932-12-31 Movie
	Director	The Lion and the Gnat 1932-12-31 Movie
1928	Director	The Magic Clock 1928-11-11 Movie
	Director	The Steadfast Tin Soldier 1928-01-02 Movie
1927	Director	Eva and the Grasshopper 1927-06-10 Movie
	Director	The Queen of the Butterflies 1927-01-02 Movie
	Director	The Town Rat and the Country Rat 1927-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Ant and the Grasshopper 1927-01-01 Movie
1925	Director	Eyes of the Dragon 1925-04-04 Movie
1924	Director	The Little Street Singer 1924-03-11 Movie
1923	Director	Love in Black and White 1923-12-31 Movie
	Director	The Nightingale's Voice 1923-12-21 Movie
1922	Director	The Frogs Who Wanted a King 1922-01-01 Movie
1921	Director	Babylas' Marriage 1921-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Scarecrow 1921-01-01 Movie
1920	Director	In the Spider's Grip 1920-04-04 Movie
1918	Director	Cagliostro 1918-01-01 Movie
	Director	Viy 1918-01-01 Movie
1917	Director	To the People's Power 1917-11-01 Movie
	Director	Сашка-наездник 1917-07-22 Movie
1915	Director	The Lily of Belgium 1915-10-10 Movie
	Director	The Portrait 1915-10-09 Movie
1914	Director	Snegurochka 1914-11-07 Movie
	Director	Mars' Stepson 1914-01-01 Movie
1913	Director	The Night Before Christmas 1913-12-26 Movie
	Director	The Grasshopper and the Ant 1913-02-22 Movie
	Director	The Insects' Christmas 1913-01-01 Movie
	Director	A Terrible Revenge 1913-01-01 Movie
1912	Director	Merry Scenes from the Lives of Animals 1912-12-31 Movie
	Director	The Cameraman's Revenge 1912-10-27 Movie
	Director	The Beautiful Leukanida 1912-04-25 Movie
	Director	A Trip To The Moon 1912-01-01 Movie
1910	Director	Lucanus Cervus 1910-01-01 Movie
1909	Director	The Battle of Stag Beetles 1909-12-30 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2004	Animation	Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons 2004-01-20 Movie
1949	Animation	Zanzabelle in Paris 1949-01-26 Movie
1941	Animation	The Tale of the Fox 1941-04-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1958	Writer	Winter Carousel 1958-01-18 Movie
1956	Writer	Nez au vent 1956-01-01 Movie
1954	Writer	Gazouilli, petit oiseau 1954-11-24 Movie
	Scenario Writer	Gueule de bois 1954-01-01 Movie
1949	Writer	The Fern Flower 1949-01-01 Movie
1928	Writer	The Magic Clock 1928-11-11 Movie
1922	Writer	The Frogs Who Wanted a King 1922-01-01 Movie
1918	Writer	Viy 1918-01-01 Movie
1917	Writer	Сашка-наездник 1917-07-22 Movie
1915	Writer	The Lily of Belgium 1915-10-10 Movie
1914	Writer	Snegurochka 1914-11-07 Movie
1913	Writer	The Night Before Christmas 1913-12-26 Movie
	Screenplay	The Grasshopper and the Ant 1913-02-22 Movie
	Writer	A Terrible Revenge 1913-01-01 Movie
1912	Writer	Merry Scenes from the Lives of Animals 1912-12-31 Movie
	Writer	The Cameraman's Revenge 1912-10-27 Movie
	Writer	The Beautiful Leukanida 1912-04-25 Movie
	Writer	A Trip To The Moon 1912-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1949	Director of Photography	Zanzabelle in Paris 1949-01-26 Movie
1941	Director of Photography	The Tale of the Fox 1941-04-10 Movie
1921	Director of Photography	Vers la lumière 1921-12-09 Movie
1919	Director of Photography	Maiden's Mountains 1919-01-01 Movie
1918	Director of Photography	Cagliostro 1918-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Viy 1918-01-01 Movie
1917	Director of Photography	To the People's Power 1917-11-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Сашка-наездник 1917-07-22 Movie
1915	Director of Photography	The Portrait 1915-10-09 Movie
1914	Director of Photography	Snegurochka 1914-11-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mars' Stepson 1914-01-01 Movie
1913	Director of Photography	The Night Before Christmas 1913-12-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Little House in Kolomna 1913-10-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sorrows of Sarah 1913-09-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Grasshopper and the Ant 1913-02-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Terrible Revenge 1913-01-01 Movie
1912	Director of Photography	Merry Scenes from the Lives of Animals 1912-12-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Cameraman's Revenge 1912-10-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Trip To The Moon 1912-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1927	Assistant Director of Photography	Eva and the Grasshopper 1927-06-10 Movie
1918	Production Design	Viy 1918-01-01 Movie
1914	Production Design	The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Knights 1914-12-29 Movie
	Production Design	Snegurochka 1914-11-07 Movie
1913	Production Design	The Little House in Kolomna 1913-10-09 Movie
	Production Design	The Grasshopper and the Ant 1913-02-22 Movie
	Property Master	Alcoholism and Its Consequences 1913-01-01 Movie
	Production Design	A Terrible Revenge 1913-01-01 Movie
1912	Production Design	Merry Scenes from the Lives of Animals 1912-12-31 Movie
	Production Design	The Cameraman's Revenge 1912-10-27 Movie
	Production Design	A Trip To The Moon 1912-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1917	Editor	Сашка-наездник 1917-07-22 Movie
1914	Editor	Snegurochka 1914-11-07 Movie
1912	Editor	A Trip To The Moon 1912-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv