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Joachim's Dictionary (1965)

Genre : Animation

Runtime : 9M

Director : Walerian Borowczyk

Synopsis

A light-hearted animated romp through the alphabet, with each letter identified by both a word and a visual interpretation of that word, by the crudely-drawn Joachim.

Actors

Crews

Walerian Borowczyk
Walerian Borowczyk
Director
Bernard Parmegiani
Bernard Parmegiani
Music
Cain Gomorrhy
Cain Gomorrhy
Assistant Director
Catherine Kelber
Catherine Kelber
Editor
Constantin Tchikine
Constantin Tchikine
Camera Operator
Walerian Borowczyk
Walerian Borowczyk
Animation
Laurence Demaria
Laurence Demaria
Animation

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