Purzelbaum ins Leben (1946)

Directed by

Gerhard Fieber

Country

German Reich

Elsewhere

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How it feels

This animated short follows a character tumbling through a series of playful scenes. It was originally made near the end of World War Two and became the first color cartoon produced by the DEFA film studio.

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What happens

Purzelbaum ins Leben ist ein Zeichentrickkurzfilm von Gerhard Fieber von 1944/1946. Er war der einzige deutsche Trickfilm-Überläufer und der erste farbige Zeichentrickfilm der DEFA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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