The Axe and the Lamp

Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole world of sin and folly as relevant today as in the 16th century.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Animation,

Documentary

Duration:

7 minutes

Year:

1963

Director:

John Halas

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Company:

Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

Cast:

Narrator

Crew:

Director

Writer

Director of Photography

Sound

Editor