The Strange History of the Citizens of Shilda (1961)
- Original title
- Die seltsame Historia von den Schiltbürgern
- Directed by
- Jan Hempel
- Genre
- animated film
- Country
- German Democratic Republic
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This stop-motion puppet film tells the story of the Schildbürgers, a fictional German town known for absurdly foolish behavior. It follows their silly misadventures as they try to solve everyday problems in the most ridiculous ways possible.
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What happens
Die seltsame Historia von den Schiltbürgern ist ein Puppentrickfilm von Johannes Hempel von 1958/1961. Er war der erste längere Animationsfilm in der DDR . Einige Zeit nach der Erstaufführung durfte der Film nicht mehr gezeigt werden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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