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The Insect Play(1939)

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ReleasedMusic,Drama1h 30m

A tramp falls asleep in the woods. He dreams of observing a range of insects that stand in for various human characteristics in terms of their lifestyle and morality: the flighty, vain butterfly, the obsequious, self-serving dung beetle, the ants, whose increasingly mechanized behavior leads to a militaristic society.

Budget:

$ 0

Directed by:

Stephen Thomas

Written by:

Josef ČapekKarel Čapek

Cast

Wilfrid Grantham thumbnail

Wilfrid Grantham

The Lepidopterist / First Snail

Edmund Willard thumbnail

Edmund Willard

The Tranp

Pamela Standish thumbnail

Pamela Standish

The Chrysalis

Frank Birch thumbnail

Frank Birch

Mr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows

Maire O'Neill thumbnail

Maire O'Neill

Mrs. Beetle / Philanthropist

Charles Peters thumbnail

Charles Peters

Robber Beetle/Journalist

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