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What is "El Apostol" considered to be the first of?

Question #151412. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jul 11 2024.
Originally posted Jul 11 2024 8:14 PM.

psnz

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The first feature-length animated film.

Argentinian-born Quirino Cristiani (animator) and Italian-born Federico Valle (director) released El Apostol in 1917. It’s considered the first feature-length animated film in history, but unfortunately, the only known copy was destroyed in a studio fire in 1928.

https://www.linearity.io/blog/first-animated-films/

Unfortunately, the history of film making seem littered with stories of the only copy being lost. This is particularly true for films printed on unstable, combustible nitrate stock.

El Apóstol is a satire based on Argentina's president at the time, Hipólito Yrigoyen. In the film, Yrigoyen dreams about going to Mount Olympus and discussing politics with the gods before using one of Zeus's lightning bolts to cleanse Buenos Aires of corruption.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ap%C3%B3stol

The film contained some 58,000 frames and took 10-12 months to produce, with a running time of 70 minutes.

Response last updated by psnz on Jul 11 2024.
Jul 11 2024, 8:15 PM

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