Ben's Dream

Duration: 7 min

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1983

Creator: MADETO

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Animated story about a boy who falls asleep and in his dream a wave carries his house around the world, visiting notable landmarks., Tells the story of an eight-year-old boy who is lulled into sleep by the rain while studying for a geography test. Shows the boy dreaming of his house floating past the Statue of Liberty, Big Ben, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, St Basil's Cathedral, the Parthenon, the Sphinx, the Great Wall of China, the Neuschwanstein Castle and Mt Rushmore. Based on the book Ben's Dream by Chris Van Allsburg.

Complete Record: , In this animated adaptation, the steady rhythm of rain lulls Ben to sleep as he studies for a test on the great monuments of the world. As he dreams, a flood uproots his house and sends it off on a worldwide trip past the landmarks that once were only textbook illustrations. , Tells the story of an eight-year-old boy who is lulled into sleep by the rain while studying for a geography test. Shows the boy dreaming of his house floating past the Statue of Liberty, Big Ben, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, St Basil's Cathedral, the Parthenon, the Sphinx, the Great Wall of China, the Neuschwanstein Castle and Mt Rushmore. Based on the book Ben's Dream by Chris Van Allsburg.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.