Ladislas Starevich

Ladislas Starevich

Polish-Russian stop-motion animator (1882–1965)

Ladislas Starevich was a Polish-Russian stop-motion animator notable as the author of the first puppet-animated film The Beautiful Leukanida (1912). He also used dead insects and other animals as protagonists of his films. Following the Russian Revolution, Starevich settled in France.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 4 films (1912–1927) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1912 The Grasshopper and the ant Ladislas Starevich 4 min B&W
1924 The Frogs Who Wanted a King ▶ Wladyslaw Starewicz 9 min Color & B&W
1925 La voix du rossignol ▶ Nina Star; Wladyslaw Starewicz 13 min Color & B&W
1927 The Town Rat And The Country Rat Ladislas Starevich 10 Color & B&W