The Selfish Giant (1971 film)
| The Selfish Giant | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Animation |
| Directed by | Peter Sander |
| Voices of | The King's Singers |
| Narrated by | Paul Hecht Charles Aznavour (French version) |
| Theme music composer | Ron Goodwin |
| Composer | Ron Goodwin |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Gerald Potterton Murray Shostak |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production companies | Potterton Productions Pyramid Films Reader's Digest |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | 26 November 1971 |
| Related | |
| The Happy Prince | |
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The Selfish Giant is an animated short film adaptation of the short story by Oscar Wilde. The story has symbolic religious themes and may be considered a work of allegory in Christian literature. The film was produced in 1971 by the Canadian-based Potterton Productions, Pyramid Films and Reader's Digest. It earned a 44th Academy Award nomination in the Animated Short Subject category. It was entered in the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival, winning the Silver Bear for Best Short Film. One of the film's animators was Micheline Lanctôt. The King's Singers provided the vocals after having formed only a few years before.
The film first aired on Canadian television on 26 November 1971 on CTV. It aired in the United States on CBS on 28 March 1973.