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A Picture For Harold's Room

Based on the book of the same title by Crockett Johnson; A story about a boy who draws a picture on his wall, steps into his picture to draw the moon, and begins to travel as a giant, As Harold draws a picture for his room with his famous purple crayon, he gradually realizes that he has become first a giant, then very small. How he brings things back into perspective. Based on Crockett Johnson's book by the same title. (animated)

Credits

Directed by
Gene Deitch

Copyright

Registered 13Oct71 · LP40003 (Jul-Dec 1971) Copyright holder: Weston Woods Studios, Inc

Complete catalog record
Based on the book of the same title by Crockett Johnson; A story about a boy who draws a picture on his wall, steps into his picture to draw the moon, and begins to travel as a giant, In this animated film, Harold wants a picture for his room so he draws one. Stepping inside the picture, he becomes a giant, towering over buildings and trees. The theme of perspective is restated throughout the film as Harold draws himself in and out of a succession of size relationships.
, As Harold draws a picture for his room with his famous purple crayon, he gradually realizes that he has become first a giant, then very small. How he brings things back into perspective. Based on Crockett Johnson's book by the same title. (animated)NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video
  2. Wikidata · Q123287443 ↗ — year, country, credits
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright

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