An astounding 12 minute version of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, directed by legendary animator and artist Gene Deitch with art by Czech painter Adolf Born. I absolutely love The Hobbit as much as I love Moby-Dick so seeing this was a special treat for me. In spite of the incredible liberties taken with this adaptation - Smaug is called Slag, Thorin Oakenshield is Torin Oakenshield and a general of Dale, there is a princess (!), Gollum is pronounced "Goo-Loom" and so on - I'm really quite smitten with this. It is visually lush and lovely, and Smaug, or Slag, looks amazing.
Much more information about the video from Dietch here at Cartoon Brew. Now check this out...
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