The Birth of the Robot (1936) film poster — UK streaming guide

Where to watch The Birth of the Robot (1936) in the UK

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This experiment was a “prestige advertisement” for Shell Motor Oil. As conventional animation became dominated by Walt Disney, many European filmmakers turned to puppets as an alternative, and Lye enlisted the help of avant-garde friends such as Humphrey Jennings and John Banting to make the amusing puppets. Exploring the still-complex color process, which involved the combination of three separate images, Lye creates such a vivid storm scene that reviewers hailed it as “proof that the color film has entered a new stage.” The music is Holst’s The Planets. - Harvard Film Archive

  • Film
  • 1936
  • 6 min
  • ★ 7.0/10 TMDB
  • Animation

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Cast & crew

DirectorLen Lye
WriterC.H. David

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