The Sand Castle

Movie
TitleThe Sand Castle
User score

6

Release dateJan 1, 1961
GenreComedy
DirectorJerome Hill
Production countryUnited States of America
Production companiesHeptagon Films
Run time64 min.

A little boy and his sister forced to spend a day at the beach build a sand castle, to the delight and interest of others. Rich black and white photography collides with a novel fantasy sequence combining color photography, stop motion and cutout animation. Equal parts Jacques Tati, A. Lamorisse and (Hill's perrenial favorite) C. G. Jung.

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