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The Sorcerer's Apprentice

 

The Sorcerer's Apprentice - 1955 | 13 mins | Dance, Short | Colour

The Production Team

Director: Michael Powell.
Producer: Harold Voller.
Script: From a story by Johann Wolfgang Goethe. English text by Dennis Arundell.
Cinematography: Christopher Challis.
Film Editing: Reginald Mills.
Production Design: Hein Heckroth.
Art Department: Karl-Hermann Joksch.

The Cast

Sonia Arova - Solo dancer

Plot Synopsis

At the request of Hein Hockroth, who then worked for the Opera of Frankfort, Michael Powell agreed to direct this short film, conceived as a prestigious demonstration of Cinemascope for Fox. The story is the same as that of Paul Dukas’ The Sorcerer's Apprentice, but the music is new.