Learning on ScreenUbu
- Alternative title
- Ubu Roi
- Synopsis
- Animated version of Alfred Jarry’s play by Geoff Dunbar. The play offers parodic adaptations of situations and plots from Shakespearean drama, including Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1978
- Duration
- 18 mins
Credits
- Director
- Geoff Dunbar
- Producer
- Geoff Dunbar
- Cinematographer
- Richard Wolff
- Writer
- Alfred Jarry
- Screenplay
- Geoff Dunbar
- Music
- Laurie Scott Baker
- Production Design
- Geoff Dunbar
- Animator
- Geoff Dunbar
- Cast
William Mitchell Voice of the Knight
Additional Details
- Production type
- Animation
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Jarry, Alfred
Notes
- History
- The first showing on British television was as part of an Arena programme transmitted BBC2 5 March 1979. The BFI National Archive holds a copy of this showing also.
- Awards
- Won the Golden Bear Awards for Best Short Film at the 1979 Berlin International Film Festival
- Textual information
- Ubu Roi is available at Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org) in the original French
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
Arts Council
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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