The Insect Play (1939)
1h 30m · 29 May 1939
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A tramp falls asleep in the woods. He dreams of observing a range of insects that stand in for various human characteristics in terms of their lifestyle and morality: the flighty, vain butterfly, the obsequious, self-serving dung beetle, the ants, whose increasingly mechanized behavior leads to a militaristic society.
| Movie ID | 130346 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Music |
| Director | Stephen Thomas |
| Main cast | Wilfrid Grantham, Edmund Willard, Pamela Standish, Frank Birch, Maire O'Neill, Charles Peters, Rupert Bruce Lockhart, Sheila Kay |
| Release date | 29 May 1939 |
| Release year | 1939 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 90 min (1h 30m) |
| Rating | 7.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | BBC |
Director: Stephen Thomas
Writers: Karel Čapek, Josef Čapek
Top cast
Wilfrid GranthamThe Lepidopterist / First Snail
Edmund WillardThe Tranp
Pamela StandishThe Chrysalis
Frank BirchMr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows
Maire O'NeillMrs. Beetle / Philanthropist
Charles PetersRobber Beetle/Journalist
Rupert Bruce LockhartThe Ichneumon Fly / Inventor
Sheila KayThe Larva
Leslie FrenchMr. Cricket / Second Snail
Wendy ToyeMrs. Cricket
Wilfred FranksThe Blind Ant Timekeeper
Geoffrey WincottThe Parasite
Edmund WillardThe Tranp
Pamela StandishThe Chrysalis
Frank BirchMr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows
Maire O'NeillMrs. Beetle / Philanthropist
Charles PetersRobber Beetle/Journalist
Rupert Bruce LockhartThe Ichneumon Fly / Inventor
Sheila KayThe Larva
Leslie FrenchMr. Cricket / Second Snail
Wendy ToyeMrs. Cricket
Wilfred FranksThe Blind Ant Timekeeper
Geoffrey WincottThe Parasite
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