Władysław Starewicz Movies

  • 1912
    The Cameraman's Revenge

    The Cameraman's Revenge

    The Cameraman's Revenge

    71912HD

    A jilted husband takes his revenge by filming his wife and her lover and showing the result at the local cinema. This was one of Starewicz' first...

    The Cameraman's Revenge
  • 1941
    The Tale of the Fox

    The Tale of the Fox

    The Tale of the Fox

    6.91941HD

    In the kingdom of animals, Master Fox is used to trick and fool everyone. So the King, the Lion, receives more and more complaints about him. He...

    The Tale of the Fox
  • 1933
    The Mascot

    The Mascot

    The Mascot

    71933HD

    A toy stuffed dog has just been sewn together when it hears a young child ask for an orange. The child's mother explains that they have no money, and...

    The Mascot
  • 1922
    The Frogs Who Wanted a King

    The Frogs Who Wanted a King

    The Frogs Who Wanted a King

    61922HD

    The frogs have a democracy, but they beseech Jupiter to send them a king. Jupiter can hardly believe this amphibian foolishness, so he sends them a...

    The Frogs Who Wanted a King
  • 2003
    Les Contes de l'horloge magique

    Les Contes de l'horloge magique

    Les Contes de l'horloge magique

    72003HD

    In the night, at the top of a big clock, three little automatons come to life in turn: an agile monkey, a pretty dancer and an acrobatic jester,...

    Les Contes de l'horloge magique
  • 1915
    The Portrait

    The Portrait

    The Portrait

    6.31915HD

    A man is increasingly unnerved by a mysterious portrait. Based on a story by Nikolai Gogol, the film is thought to have run about 45 minutes long,...

    The Portrait
  • 1913
    The Grasshopper and the Ant

    The Grasshopper and the Ant

    The Grasshopper and the Ant

    5.71913HD

    An ant works to prepare for winter while a drunken grasshopper plays his violin and dances away his time. When the snow arrives, the grasshopper...

    The Grasshopper and the Ant
  • 1913
    The Insects' Christmas

    The Insects' Christmas

    The Insects' Christmas

    6.81913HD

    A Father Christmas ornament climbs down from a decorated tree, and goes to the forest. There he creates and decorates a Christmas tree for the forest...

    The Insects' Christmas
  • 1923
    The Nightingale's Voice

    The Nightingale's Voice

    The Nightingale's Voice

    5.81923HD

    A partly-animated short film, a fairy-tale-like telling of why the nightingale only sings at night. A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams...

    The Nightingale's Voice
  • 1913
    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    5.11913HD

    Based on Gogol's story. It is Christmas Eve, and the town witches’ son, a blacksmith, seeks an honest marriage to his love who wishes for a...

    The Night Before Christmas
  • 1928
    The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    6.51928HD

    Directed by Wladyslaw Starewicz.

    The Steadfast Tin Soldier
  • 1927
    The Town Rat and the Country Rat

    The Town Rat and the Country Rat

    The Town Rat and the Country Rat

    61927HD

    The Country Rat visits his friend the Town Rat, but finds that life in the great metropolis is rather too hectic (and dangerous - there's a live cat...

    The Town Rat and the Country Rat
  • 1913
    Sorrows of Sarah

    Sorrows of Sarah

    Sorrows of Sarah

    51913HD

    This film captures a stage production at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, accompanied by the choir of Moscow Synagogue. Brothers Isaak and Borukh are both...

    Sorrows of Sarah
  • 1925
    Eyes of the Dragon

    Eyes of the Dragon

    Eyes of the Dragon

    01925HD

    Formerly Prince Tchao-sin loved Princess Hadjuin-li, but the wicked Lao-Tchang opposed their happiness. Eager to escape him, the two lovers set out...

    Eyes of the Dragon
  • 1912
    The Beautiful Leukanida

    The Beautiful Leukanida

    The Beautiful Leukanida

    6.21912HD

    Two insects fight over the hand of a beautiful lady.

    The Beautiful Leukanida
  • 1958
    Winter Carousel

    Winter Carousel

    Winter Carousel

    6.21958HD

    A small group of animals gathers around a frozen pond. The animals then play together on the ice and in the snow. Later, when the season changes,...

    Winter Carousel
  • 1918
    Cagliostro

    Cagliostro

    Cagliostro

    01918HD

    The last of Starewicz's surviving Russian shorts

    Cagliostro
  • 1913
    The Little House in Kolomna

    The Little House in Kolomna

    The Little House in Kolomna

    5.31913HD

    Based on the story by Pushkin. Pretty young Parasha is living with her widowed mother. Parasha diligently takes care of many household tasks, but she...

    The Little House in Kolomna
  • 1915
    The Lily of Belgium

    The Lily of Belgium

    The Lily of Belgium

    6.3851915HD

    When a young girl finds a beautiful dead lily in the woods, she asks her grandfather to tell her about it. The lily stands in splendour beside a...

    The Lily of Belgium
  • 2011
    Les Fables de Starewitch

    Les Fables de Starewitch

    Les Fables de Starewitch

    82011HD

    Les Fables de Starewitch