For the French folktales also referred to as "tales of the Fox", see Reynard.
| The Tale of the Fox | |
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| Directed by | Irene Starevich Ladislas Starevich |
| Produced by | Louis Nalpas (1929-1931) Roger Richebé (1939-1941) |
| Written by | Johann Wolfgang Goethe (story) Jean Nohain (dialogue) Antoinette Nordmann (dialogue) Roger Richebé Irene Starevich Ladislas Starevich |
| Starring | Claude Dauphin Romain Bouquet Laine Sylvain Itkine Léon Larive |
| Music by | Vincent Scotto |
| Cinematography | Ladislas Starevich |
| Editing by | Laura Sejourné |
| Release date(s) | April 10, 1937 (Germany) April 10, 1941 (France) |
| Running time | 65 min |
| Country |  France |
| Language | French |
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The Tale of the Fox (French: Le Roman de Renard, German: Reinicke Fuchs) was stop-motion animation pioneer Ladislas Starevich's first fully-animated feature film. It is based on the tales of Renard the Fox. Although the animation was finished in Paris after an 18-month period (1929-1930), there were major problems with adding a soundtrack to the film. Finally, funding was given for a German soundtrack by the Nazi regime (Goethe had written a classic version of the Renard legend) and this version had its premiere in Berlin in April 1937. Released eight months before Disney's Snow White, it is the world's sixth-ever animated feature film (and the second to use puppet animation, following The New Gulliver from the USSR). The film was released in France with a French language soundtrack in 1941; this is the version which is currently available on DVD.
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Plot
In the kingdom of animals, the fox Renard is used to tricking and fooling everyone. Consequently, the King (a lion), receives more and more complaints. Finally, he orders Renard to be arrested and brought before the throne.
References
- Moritz, William (1992). "Resistance and Subversion in Animated Films of the Nazi Era: the Case of Hans Fischerkoesen". Animation Journal.
