Movie Description
The Insect Play
(1939)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
Cast
The Lepidopterist / First Snail
The Tranp
The Chrysalis
Mr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows
Mrs. Beetle / Philanthropist
Robber Beetle/Journalist
The Ichneumon Fly / Inventor
The Larva
Mr. Cricket / Second Snail
Mrs. Cricket
The Blind Ant Timekeeper
The Parasite
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Facts
Original TitleThe Insect Play
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-05-29
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 30m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Music
- Drama


























