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The Bear and the Mouse
1966
7 min
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A variation on a fable by Aesop ("The Lion and the Mouse") in which a mouse aids a mighty lion who had once spared his life. This children's film casts real animals – with a big brown bear in the role of the lion, and proves that little friends can prove to be great friends indeed.
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A variation on a fable by Aesop ("The Lion and the Mouse") in which a mouse aids a mighty lion who had once spared his life. This children's film casts real animals – with a big brown bear in the role of the lion, and proves that little friends can prove to be great friends indeed.
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directorF.W. RemmlerIngmar Remmler
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scriptF.W. RemmlerIngmar Remmler
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cameraF.W. RemmlerIngmar Remmler
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commentaryMichael Rubbo
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soundJoseph Champagne
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editingMichael Rubbo
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re-recordingJoseph Champagne
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musicRobert Fleming
Ages 6 to 11
School subjects
Younger students can write stories and/or modern version of a fable. Research animals' habitats and incorporate into story. Older grades- compare /brainstorm small groups, then whole class how cartoons can form our ideas re animals and their behaviour. Find a Disney clip or other cartoon and examine how animal is depicted, write up, research actual animal and compare fictional v. non-fictional facts. Discuss ethics of such depictions on children.