Pictura: An Adventure in Art | |
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Directed by |
E. A. Dupont Luciano Emmer Enrico Gras Alain Resnais Robert Hessens Marc Sorkin Olga Lipska Lauro Venturi |
Produced by | Leonid Kipnis Herman Starr Sergio Amidei Pierre Braunberger |
Written by |
Frederick Kohner Gaston Diehl Richard Nickson George Davis |
Starring |
Vincent Price Gregory Peck Henry Fonda Martin Gabel Lilli Palmer Harry Marble |
Music by |
Darius Milhaud Guy Bernard Roman Vlad Lan Adomian |
Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
Edited by |
Chester Schaeffer Reine Dorian Robert S. Robinson Marc Sorkin |
Distributed by | The Pictura Company |
Release date
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21 December 1951 7 April 1952 (NYC) |
Running time
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80 min. |
Country | United States |
Pictura: An Adventure in Art (1951) is a documentary film directed by seven directors, and narrated by several famous Hollywood actors, including Vincent Price, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, Martin Gabel, and Lilli Palmer.
The film attempts to give the general filmgoing public a taste of art history and art appreciation. The film won a Special Award at the Golden Globes in 1952.