Great (film)
Great is a British animated short film directed by Bob Godfrey from the year 1975.
Action
In 1837 the UK was first proclaimed in the wake of Queen Victoria's enthronement as "Great". As a team, Britain was unbeaten at all levels, be it writing (Charles Dickens ), sports (cricket) or in the area of colonization. Sing Oscar Wilde, the British Lion and Britannia with the English Bulldog and dance to the title We're victorious. Although the UK has many great men invented is Isambard Kingdom Brunel 's largest, explains man another on demand, he has revolutionized including the railway system itself. Although he has been criticized by many people, but admires the Queen its energy.
In 1806, Brunel was born. He grew up, but not for long. Contemporaries he was considered relatively small, which Brunel was trying to compensate for its high cylinder. He conducts with his cane the title Get a Big Top Hat, If You Want to Get Ahead.
After initial setbacks, the construction of the Thames Tunnel, where Queen Victoria with her hard society dined and was promptly placed under water, he took part in a competition in which the winning design was sought for a bridge. It follows the title It Can not Be Done his critics who reject the draft because of instability and price intensity. Brunel begins to inspire the railway system, and builds the railway line London - Bristol, even when it is predicted to him that he could not technically so. He builds the railway network of the Great Western Railway and predicts that it will still sing in a hundred years of the Great Western Railway. There are real film footage shown of old, overgrown steam locomotives and the song is sung GWR.
This is followed by numerous inventions Brunel and a song in which enumerated what he has exceptionally not invented, produced or designed, including the car, the camera and the safety pin. On the reproachful question, how did he actually wasted his life, Brunel responded sullenly.
Queen Victoria wants to know what he will build next, and then Brunel plans to build the largest existing ship of its time. The result is the Great Eastern, the topic of conversation for the whole country provides, among other things because it is too heavy to sail as planned can. Shortly before the maiden voyage Brunel suffered a heart attack, so that the Great Eastern takes off without him. When driving a steam boiler explodes. Although you want to keep the news of Brunel, he finds out and dies. There are still a happy ending: The Great Eastern is praised among others by the Queen in a final song as the largest ship.
Production
Great animation sequences combined with original photos and video footage. The film is designed as a musical, and contains numerous songs. The basis is the life and works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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Awards
Great won the 1976 Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ". It was the first British film which won an Oscar in this category.
In the same year Great was awarded a BAFTA Award for Best Animated Feature.